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A Long View on Higher Ed Mergers

As the president of a university that is the result of two consolidations many decades ago, Mark Burstein offers some perspective to institutional leaders today.
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Reclaiming the Nudge

The small interventions designed to influence student choices are neither panacea nor failure -- but tools worthy of continuing experimentation, writes Kim Manturuk.
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Higher Education Needs More Affirmative Action, Not Less

The lesson of the recent case at Harvard University is that colleges and universities must do more to fully recognize their students as whole people, writes Margaret M. Chin.
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At Last, at Last, a Shining Exception

Syracuse University has purposefully increased its student veteran population -- a core element of its strategic plan.
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Veterans Day, November 2019

In his annual column, Wick Sloane reports on how the nation's most selective colleges are faring on admitting undergraduate veterans. As ever, modestly better, but not so well.
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Unreasonable Rules

Families didn't benefit from the restrictions NACAC placed on colleges, writes Mark Salisbury.
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Ethical College Admissions: Counseling vs. Coaching

The roles are not identical, writes Jim Jump.
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Willful and for Itself, as Such

Scott McLemee reviews Willful: How We Choose What We Do by Richard Robb.