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Academic Forests Are Higher Ed’s Hidden Jewels
Forests are an asset for employee and student well-being and offer invaluable opportunities for teaching, research and recreation. Universities should protect them.
Homer Is Having a Resurgence—but You Wouldn’t Know It in Higher Ed
Popular demand for The Odyssey couldn’t be higher, even as classics departments find themselves targeted for cuts.
Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse
Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed.
What the Tuskegee Dress Code Debate Reveals About Institutional Power
There’s a key distinction between rules and standards.
Let’s Call a Truce Between Universities and the Trump Administration
We’ll tell you what: We’ll publish information about our planned reforms if the Trump administration does the same.
America Is Burning Its Talent Pipeline at Both Ends
In the same month, Washington made it harder for Americans to afford advanced training and for international students to stay and finish theirs. You cannot win an AI race this way.
It’s World Breastfeeding Week—How Well Do You Know Your Campus’s Policies?
Childbearing faculty and students navigate ongoing barriers. We can improve the ways our institutions support them, and spread the word about the policies and practices in place.
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.