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About That FIRE Study
The methodology for measuring campus free speech ignores the changing ways students are engaging with controversial ideas—privately, and with the aid of AI, Hollis Robbins writes.
A Better Model for Campus Dialogue
The killing of Charlie Kirk highlights the need for universities to foster counter-polarizing dialogue, not commodified debates, Cherian George writes.
Proposed IPEDS Supplement Could Undermine Reliability of Admissions Data
The Department of Education’s proposed changes pose major methodological challenges exacerbated by an ambitious timeline, Bryan Cook and Christine Keller write.
Education as Freedom
As a new academic year begins, Michael S. Roth writes that colleges must redouble their commitment to educating for freedom—including freedom from governmental intrusion.
AAUP Should Rethink Stance on Israel, Antisemitism
The AAUP’s leaders should focus on academic freedom rather than criticize U.S. military aid to Israel or minimize concerns about campus antisemitism, Miriam Elman and Mark G. Yudof write.
On AI, We Reap What We Sow
We’re seeing the predictable results of higher ed’s decades-long focus on outcomes over process, Chad Hanson writes.
The Trust in ‘Trustee’
We should resist efforts to redefine the trustee role in narrow, partisan terms, Kevin P. Reilly writes.
Colleges Shouldn’t Hike Tuition After May 1
Increasing tuition and fees after National Decision Day is unfair to incoming students, Andrew M. Ledbetter and Jessica L. Ledbetter write.