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Digital Cocoons and the Raw Abroad
If students are unwilling to drop their digital routines when studying abroad, they will miss out on opportunities that come from living in an environment not curated by technology, argue George Greenia and Jacob H. Rooksby.
In Defense of “Me” Studies
Scholars who study issues related to their own identities produce valuable, intellectually rigorous research and do a great service to the academy, write Phillip Ayoub and Deondra Rose.
Quelling Racial Tensions
To begin to deal with racial tensions, colleges and universities should recognize and respect people's humanity and apply other conflict-resolution principles, says Michael F. Mascolo.
After Privacy
Who knows exactly what will happen to personal privacy in our high-tech future, but a new book at least stimulates us to think about it, writes Scott McLemee.
Just a Shot Away
Guns on campuses make the vulnerable even more vulnerable, argues Philip Nel. They uphold established systems of power: white supremacy, patriarchy and the privilege of the tenured.
Concealed in Our Classrooms
While most concealed-carry permit holders are responsible and law-abiding, it will only take a fraction of irresponsible owners for additional fatalities to rack up on our campuses, argues Nate Kreuter.
End the Extracurricular Arms Race
Students are so busy singing in a cappella groups, planting trees for the environment and playing intramural ultimate Frisbee that they're being robbed of their education, argues William Hurst.
The Chair's Beard
The beard is mostly a banal feature of the face, and the life of a department chair involves a great deal of banality as well, writes Jeff Rice.