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As colleges respond to student needs with shorter-term credentials, we should be transparent about what they represent and how they differ from degrees, Scott Greenberg writes.

By Scott Greenberg

A recent study questioning the value of such practices mistakenly assumes that just making them available suffices. How they are implemented is crucial, George Kuh and Jillian Kinzie write.

By George D. Kuh and Jillian Kinzie

As colleges embrace 15 to Finish strategies to bolster completion, we must not create a situation where part-time students become even more likely to drop out, argues Karen Stout.

By Karen Stout

Jim Jump considers how the National Football League and top colleges identify talent.

By Jim Jump

A lesson in Ethan Tussey’s The Procrastination Economy: The Big Business of Downtime is that a large, voracious and profitable cultural apparatus is absorbing and monetizing every second of your attention, writes Scott McLemee.

By Scott McLemee

Masha Fedzechkina speaks out on behalf of those scholars who have happened to work with those accused of sexual harassment.

By Masha Fedzechkina

Civic engagement and social change are not priorities of faculty members -- the very individuals responsible for inspiring, teaching and guiding our future leaders, writes Samuel J. Abrams.

By Samuel J. Abrams

College presidents today are confronting challenges that they did not create and often can’t control, writes Susan Resneck Pierce.

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