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Plucking Plagiarism’s Low-Hanging Fruit

Tricia Bertram Gallant argues that graduate programs and journals should routinely check dissertations and articles for plagiarism.

By Tricia Bertram Gallant

A professional headshot of Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, a Black woman, who smiles widely.
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Dying to Be Heard?

Leah P. Hollis writes of the need to address workplace bullying after the tragic death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey.

By Leah P. Hollis

A No. 2 pencil with a well-worn eraser lies atop a standardized test form with multiple-choice bubbles. The three bubbles in the foreground of the picture read “SAT.”
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What Does ‘Test Optional’ Really Mean?

Should students submit scores? It’s hard for them to tell, a point of confusion that points to deeper problems, Ben Paris writes.

By Ben Paris

An image of Jennifer Hochschild's tweet, which reads: "How about also [sic] scrutinize websites and c.v.’s, e. g. Rufo’s? The Harvard extension school has wonderful students—I teach them—but it is, admirably, open admission. Not what people usually mean by 'master’s degree from Harvard,' which Rufo has claimed. Hound him out of office??"
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Pretty Much the Only Thing I Learned From the Harvard Disaster

A social media skirmish points to problems in how colleges view continuing ed, Ryan Craig writes.

By Ryan Craig

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CBE and Skills-Based Hiring: 2 Sides of the Same Coin

The rise of competency-based education responds to the growing demand from employers for skills-based hiring, Jillian Klein writes.

By Jillian Klein

Student protesters have unfurled a large banner that features the Palestinian flag's colors and reads “When people are colonized, resistance is justified.” More protesters can be seen in the background, some holding signs that say things like “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “resistance against colonization is a human right.”
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Are Students Embracing Ignorance? Or Violence?

Whether or not chanting students understand what “from the river to the sea” means, higher ed has failed them, Moti Mizrahi writes.

By Moti Mizrahi

The word "FAFSA" is written in black marker on a page in an open notebook, which lies next to a stack of U.S. currency and the corner of a laptop keyboard.
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FAFSA Fiasco

Admissions counselors should exercise empathy and flexibility this cycle, Jim Jump writes.

By Jim Jump

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In Defense of Remedial Math

Corequisite math isn’t for everyone, and remedial math can be transformational, Gerald Arnell Williams writes.

By Gerald Arnell Williams