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Our Debate Over Higher Ed Has Lost the Plot

We need to reorient the national conversation, Lynn Pasquerella writes.

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How I Lost Faith in My University’s Mission

Cynthia Stark explains why she is no longer proud to teach at the University of Utah.

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Lessons of the Pen

For Rob Franciosi, coming to the fountain pen later in scholarly life has been a revelation.

Six wooden alphabet blocks are juxtaposed against a bright yellow background in this illustration of the concept of fairness and unfairness. Two of the blocks read "UN" and are separated with a space from four more blocks that say "FAIR."

The Contest Over Fairness in Higher Ed

Not every claim of unfairness is equal, Uma Mazyck Jayakumar writes.

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SB 37 and the Criminalization of Capitalist Indoctrination: A Faculty Memo

Brent D. Beal shares an urgent update on pending Texas legislation.

A group of three students can be seen through a doorway talking with a professor at a conference table in a book-lined, light-filled room.

Office Hours: An Old Tool for New Challenges

Rethinking office hours and how we talk about them can unlock new opportunities for improving student learning, Jeremy Hsu writes.

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College Transfers Are Rising, But Many Rural Students Are Still Left Behind

Policymakers and higher ed leaders should recognize rurality as a key lens through which to evaluate transfer outcomes, Gerardo de los Santos writes.

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The Higher Ed Nomenklatura?

A narrow track and a small leadership circuit shapes, or rather misshapes, U.S. higher education, Hollis Robbins writes.