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An orange-tinted graphic featuring nine boxes with various photos and illustrations. In the center is a box that says “A Year in Views 2023.” The surrounding eight boxes feature, clockwise from top left, a sign that says “Call to Action,” a campus building, a pile of old texts and notebooks, a computer chip bearing the letters “AI,” an image of the letters “DEI” on fire, a smartphone open to ChatGPT, a drawing of a B grade crossed out in favor of an A-minus, and a restraining order application.
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A Year in Views

As you put the cookies in the oven, catch up on any of these popular “Views” pieces from 2023.

A student and professor sit at opposite sides of a classroom desk, with laptop open.
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Guiding Growth: Crafting Feedback That Empowers Learners

With fairness and equity in mind, professors should provide both constructive student feedback and insights on what they’re doing well academically.

Harvard president Claudine Gay, seated at a witness table in the foreground, at a Dec. 5 congressional hearing on antisemitism on campuses. Behind her former University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill can be clearly seen.
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Congresswoman, Have You No Shame?

The congressional hearing on antisemitism showed why universities should adopt a stance of principled neutrality, John Tomasi writes.

Marc Rowan, a white man with dark hair, seated, in front of a blue wall that bears the name of the event, the Forbes Iconoclast Summit.
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It’s Not Donor Control: It’s Donor Activism

Withholding funds over antisemitism worries is a form of activism in line with higher ed’s mission, Noah D. Drezner writes.

A drawing of an obviously stressed-out and overwhelmed female college student lying down, one hand on her head, and surrounded by notebooks and books.
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The Liberal Arts’ Role in Mental Health

Discouraging students from studying fields they’re drawn to isn’t helping their mental health, Rosario Ceballo writes.

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Direct Admissions: Too Late and Too Little

To boost college enrollment, interventions should be happening much earlier, Donald Hossler writes.

The book jacket for Dipesh Chakrabarty's "One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax."
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‘One Planet, Many Worlds’

Scott McLemee reviews Dipesh Chakrabarty’s One Planet, Many Worlds.

A pro-Israeli protester holds an Israeli flag unfurled. In front of her, hands can be seen holding pro-Palestinian signs, including one that reads “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
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From the Ivies to UC, Campus Speech Should Be Free

Colleges are hypocritical in their handling of offensive speech, but the answer isn’t to expand the range of punishable utterances, Alex Small writes.