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Colleges and Racial Reckoning
Does changing a college's name advance social justice? Reviewing some of the history of racism on campuses, John R. Thelin urges facing the past as well as erasing it.
Reject Racist Applicants
They don't deserve what higher education offers, writes Lawrence C. Ross Jr.
The International Recruitment Roller Coaster
Colleges need to make the case for recruiting international students once again, writes Anna Wise.
Colleges Must Teach the Virtue of Human Rights
Human rights education is not the solution to every societal ill, but it is the foundation for identifying the source of problems and paths to solve them, Rick Halperin writes.
Dropping the N-Word in College Classrooms
Institutions should consider developing guidelines to address the main objections to doing so, argues Ruth A. Starkman.
What About the Other 85 Percent?
We understand the "new normal" for students living on campuses this fall during the pandemic, Barbara Jacoby writes, but what about all those who are commuters?
A Key Step Toward Safety This Fall
Colleges should provide free flu shots to all faculty, staff and students and consider making vaccination mandatory for those who want to return to campus, Nancy Kass and Jonathan Links write.
The Crucial Need for Public Service Scientists
It’s never been a more important time for colleges to encourage STEM experts to participate in the policy-making arena, write Jennifer Pearl and Ali Nouri.