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Opinion

Enough With the Performative Apologia

Let’s have an honest conversation about civic trust and higher education.

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Opinion

The Crisis in College Composition and Communication

The dissolution of the field’s premier organization couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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Opinion

Who Really Politicized Higher Education?

It wasn’t the AAUP.

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Opinion

To Grade or Not to Grade … Is the Wrong Question

At Michigan, we hope covering students’ first-semester grades will lessen their stress and encourage them to challenge themselves intellectually.

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Plagiarism, Even if Proven, Does Not Deserve Moral Prosecution

Jason Arday, neurodivergence and what happens when academic accountability becomes public punishment.

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Opinion

New School Year Brings Major Financial Uncertainty for Students

This fall, financial aid offices will be rolling out significant changes in federal aid policy with insufficient guidance. Colleges must respond with corresponding investments and support.

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Will AI Break the Postdoc Bottleneck?

The postdoc workforce—and its misalignment with the number of permanent academic positions—could be transformed by AI.

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McMahon’s Trick Questions

Universities risk walking right into a trap.