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Two Steps to a Saner, Sounder Admissions Process
We must make structural changes across thousands of colleges, Carol Barash argues -- not just rely on the good intentions of a privileged few.
Trumpeting a New Dean
A major contender in the presidential race is leaving it to join academe, at least in the dreamworld inhabited by Mark J. Drozdowski.
Revive Perkins Loans
Unless we can accommodate growing numbers of needy students, the consequences for them, for higher education and for our country’s future are enormous, writes Ray Cross.
Isn't It Shocking?
The new movie Experimenter, about social psychologist Stanley Milgram, makes the ethical questions concerning the deception and mistreatment of research participants much more tangible and pressing, says Scott McLemee.
A Parade of Horribles?
Why do admissions professionals engage in certain practices that some people question? W. Kent Barnds provides some answers.
Margaret Spellings's Vision for Higher Education
What might the new head of a leading university system do as president? Johann Neem looks at her federal commission's report for clues, and is not heartened.
Opinion
Solving Yesterday's Problems Constrains Tomorrow's Solutions
The onus is on policy makers to create new regulatory frameworks to support needed innovation in areas like competency-based education, writes Paul LeBlanc.
Crucial Higher Ed Issues: The Elevator Speech
Can you name the top six challenges facing higher education -- in two minutes? Carl Strikwerda asks.