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A photo illustration of two campus buildings, one tinted red and one tinted blue, with a line between them, signaling division.

The Great Divergence?

As some states move to regulate public colleges more like K–12 schools, we may be witnessing the start of an epic natural experiment in governance, Neal H. Hutchens writes.

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The Meta-Lessons of College

These seven meta-lessons can help explain the partisan diploma divide, Michael Schwalbe writes.

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IVF and the Leadership Gap for Women

Having left a senior role for the grueling process of IVF, Jennifer Jefferson writes that higher ed must do more to support those seeking to have children through nontraditional means.

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The Erosion of Context in Admissions

The shift toward standardized metrics will make the selective college admissions process less fair, not more, Tara P. Nicola, Mandy Savitz-Romer and Julius DiLorenzo write.

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Curators of Knowledge, Not Chaos

Universities cannot—and should not—platform every perspective, Gerardo Martí writes.

Joseph Edlow, a light-skinned man with gray hair and glasses, wearing a business suit and burgundy tie, speaking at a Senate confirmation hearing. He is sitting at a table and speaking while members of the audience are visible behind him.

No, OPT Isn’t a Guest Worker Program

But if it were, it’d be a model one, James Kaemmerer writes.

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Stop Labeling Students ‘First-Gen’

We shouldn’t be foisting the label on individual students—but that doesn’t mean we can’t do more to make campuses more broadly accessible and just, Steven P. Dandaneau writes.

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A Compact for Control

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.