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Trump’s Plan for the Education Department Isn’t Efficient—It’s Just Chaotic

The Department of Labor is not prepared or equipped to take over key postsecondary programs.

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My Conversation With AI’s Ayn Rand

AI may help higher ed with its viewpoint diversity challenges.

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For New High School Grads, Workforce Pell Might Be Wrong Place to Start

Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this.

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The Spirit of College Radio

Long live college radio and other student-run entrepreneurial organizations.

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In Praise of Being First-Gen

We should not retire the label; we should reclaim and revere it.

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Opinion

Why Close Bucknell University Press?

Erosions of shared governance, narrow definitions of “student-centeredness” and a broader abandonment of a liberal arts ethos all lie behind the closure announcement.

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‘Professional Degree’ Definition Could Jeopardize Future Health-Care Workforce

The Department of Education’s proposed definition will limit access to programs preparing students for critical health-care professions.

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It’s a Good Time to Be an English Professor

No, really.