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Opinion

A Call for Historically Informed Decisions

Data-informed decision-making in higher ed should not just be about quantitative data, Lucian Bessmer writes.

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What Does It Mean to Redefine R-1?

Simplified metrics bring complicated consequences, G. Dale Wesson writes.

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The Reckoning College Sports Needs

The instability in intercollegiate athletics isn’t a crisis—it’s a reckoning, Molly Harry writes.

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The Lost Soul of Higher Education

Scott Gac reflects on a Fulbright award that wasn’t amid a worrying climate of censorship.

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Downstream of the Ivies

Financial pressures at the nation’s wealthiest colleges could have cascading effects at less resourced institutions, Joseph E. Nyre writes.

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The Em Dash Is Not the Problem

Anxieties around AI and punctuation say a lot about academia, Joseph Mellors writes.

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Opinion

Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets’

Focusing on internal traits distracts us from the work of encouraging behaviors that support student success, Jarek Janio writes.

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Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots

Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.