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Amy Gutmann’s $23 Million and the Triumph of Cynicism
The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage?
An Asian American Admissions Professional’s Perspective on Race-Conscious Admissions
Affirmative action helps all kinds of individuals, writes Matt Ogawa.
The Other Student Loan Crisis
Some graduate schools don’t let students borrow enough for basic needs like food and medicine, Aliya Sternstein and Charles Pruett write.
Biden Admin Punts on Defining Antisemitism
A new national strategy on countering antisemitism offers little guidance to college administrators, Michael Barnett and Nathan J. Brown write.
Higher Education Needs Its Own Version of Moneyball
Better use of real-time data can improve the likelihood that students stay in college and graduate. Sarah Collins and Charles Ansell offer three ways to be more strategic about collecting and analyzing student progress data for improved outcomes.
All the Lonely Students
In promoting social connection on campus, colleges should not ignore these six insights from research, Dave Smallen writes.
Calling Foul on the Accreditors
Higher education is no game, and accreditors are misguided referees, Kyle Beltramini writes in response to two recent Inside Higher Ed opinion pieces.
The Everyday Work of Transformation
Simple, scalable frameworks can help students understand the why of what they’re learning, Cathy N. Davidson and Rachel Stephenson write.