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The blue and white cover of the 1983 report from the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education, "A Nation at Risk."
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The Imperative for Workforce Pell

Anthony P. Carnevale argues short-term Pell Grants are key to fulfilling the decades-old promise of gainful employment.

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Eliminating Early Decision Is Not the Answer

Ending ED isn’t the way to improve access, Robert Massa and Bill Conley write.

The word "citation" is spelled out using wooden blocks. Other blocks featuring various letters of the alphabet are strewn around.
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In Defense of the Morality of Citation

Giving credit where it’s due is a moral issue, Susan D. Blum writes.

The book cover for Tobias Becker’s "Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia" features a pastel-like cloudy sky blending into a sandy ocean beach.
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Good Old Nostalgia

Scott McLemee reviews Tobias Becker’s Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia.

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Unextreme Vetting

Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein are skeptical search firms will step up their diligence to root out research misconduct.

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Academic Life Without a Smartphone

Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera doesn’t have a smartphone—and he thinks scholars should be asking a lot more questions about how the devices are affecting academic life.

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Plucking Plagiarism’s Low-Hanging Fruit

Tricia Bertram Gallant argues that graduate programs and journals should routinely check dissertations and articles for plagiarism.

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What Does ‘Test Optional’ Really Mean?

Should students submit scores? It’s hard for them to tell, a point of confusion that points to deeper problems, Ben Paris writes.