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Our Unsung and Life-Changing Colleagues

Governors State University president Elaine Maimon pens an open thank-you letter to a transformative English composition instructor at a community college.
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Rethinking Career and Technical Education

Gregory Seaton explains how he came to support his daughter’s choice to participate in such a program and why college administrators and others should, too.
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Showcasing Historically Black Colleges in ‘Homecoming’

In a new documentary, Beyoncé highlights the many rich and distinct cultural aspects of such institutions, writes Shaun R. Harper.
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Bringing the True Value of Higher Education to the Forefront

To rebuild trust and avoid mismatches in our admissions processes, each college must define its mission, vision and values -- and distinguish them in the eyes of prospective students, Elizabeth Paul argues.
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Ethical College Admissions: Fairness, Perception, Reality, Relief

Poll results suggest some of the challenges facing admissions leaders, writes Jim Jump.
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Real Admissions Reform

It's time for a system that acknowledges that most applicants to top colleges can succeed there, and the luck behind getting in, writes Michael L. Satlow.
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Notes from the Underground

Scott McLemee reviews Vice, Crime and Poverty by Dominique Kalifa.
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Work-Study Doesn’t Work

The debate about cleaning toilets at Harvard obscures a larger issue, Ryan Craig argues: Why don't we use federal dollars to incentivize work that actually matters?