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Opinion

With the Humanities at Risk, How the Mellon Foundation Sees Its Role

Some may disagree with our emphasis on broadening who shapes the humanities. The real challenge to the field is the decline in overall support.

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What Are Your Students Learning in Their Summer Internships?

They may well be absorbing subtle lessons about workplace injustices. They need opportunities to reflect on them.

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Law Schools Are Asking the Wrong Question About AI

The more interesting one is not about academic integrity. It’s about what it means to assess professional competence in a fast-changing field.

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The End of the ‘Learn to Code’ Era

It’s no wonder students are walking away from computer science: We told them the wrong story. Here’s the right one.

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Stop Telling Students Computer Science Is Dying

The data says otherwise.

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The Value and the Values of College

Higher ed is about values formation, but not in the way its critics mean.

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On Keeping Sanity and Purpose While Higher Ed and DEI Are Under Attack

I offer four considerations to help navigate the year ahead.

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The 5-Letter Problem With Grades

The A-through-F system is not serving students (or employers) well.