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Institutional Neutrality Doesn’t Go Far Enough

It doesn’t matter if the president is neutral if no one else in the university is, Peter C. Herman writes.

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My Publisher Fed My Book to AI

Stephen Jackson has questions.

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Marx Redux

Scott McLemee interviews Paul Reitter, translator of a new English edition of Marx’s Capital.

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Sending the Wrong Message to Students on AI

A new student guide to AI is emblematic of an approach that prioritizes career advantage over deeper questions, George Cusack writes.

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To Restore Trust, End Legacy Admissions

Ronald Daniels and Tom Stritikus write that ending legacy preferences is a first step in repairing trust in higher ed.

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Pictures at a (Cancelled) Exhibition

Alex Lichtenstein writes that the cancellation of an art exhibit at Indiana University was but a prelude to further insults to academic freedom.

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The Cliff, the Pandemic and the Hurricane

Who said fairy tales can’t be scary? Rick Clark distills higher ed’s enrollment challenges in a children’s story.

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It’s Past Time to Allow Paid Field Placements

Professional schools should allow students to make money while earning credit, Neha Lall writes.