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Not Just National Interest: Why Area Studies Matters
If we are to save area studies programs, it will fall to universities to recognize their value, Amanda Lanzillo writes.
Let’s Talk About Proxies and Admission
The ultimate target of the administration’s scrutiny of college admission may be holistic review, Jim Jump writes.
On Being a Black Anthropologist
Rachel Laryea writes that identifying as a Black anthropologist felt wrong—until she started using the tools of the discipline to tell new stories about Black life.
How Disciplines Shape the DEI Debate
Attitudes toward DEI differ sharply across academic disciplines, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.
It’s Been More Than 50 Years Since the AAUP Revised Its Statement on Academic Freedom
With faculty facing new threats in the age of Trump, it’s time to revisit the AAUP’s seminal statement, Austin Sarat writes.
Divided We Fall
To effectively confront external threats to higher ed, campus leaders will need to address an internal one: the faculty-administration divide, Adrianna Kezar and Susan Elrod write.
George Mason Must Not Comply With the Government’s Demands
If the institution accepts the Office for Civil Rights’ findings, it will not just damage the college’s reputation, it will make all of higher education more vulnerable, says James Finkelstein.
What Counts as ‘Unlawful Proxy Discrimination’?
The Trump administration mostly seems concerned about the use of “unlawful proxies” that would benefit Black and Hispanic students in admission, Catharine Hill writes.