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A photo illustration combining shaking hands, a worker protest and text from "A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards" including the signature of US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
Opinion

Faculty Should Lead Way in Responding to Compact 2.0

No university should respond to Secretary McMahon’s letter without significant faculty involvement.

A Taliban security guard carrying a weapon patrols a gate to Afghanistan's Kandahar University.
Opinion

What 5 Years of Taliban Rule Reveals About Authoritarianism and Higher Ed

Five years after the U.S. troop withdrawal, the Taliban is reshaping Afghanistan’s higher education institutions in its image.

A drawing of a god-like hand, inspired by Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine Chapel, pointing to a sign, "Talk to the Union Rep: Local 1508."

Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea

Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science.

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No, Civil Discourse Programs Aren’t a Right-Wing Conspiracy

Political motive sometimes drives philanthropic funding. It also drives flawed research.

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Opinion

‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’

A healthy dose of macroeconomics is what’s missing from prevailing narratives around college costs and employability.

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Enough With the Performative Apologia

Let’s have an honest conversation about civic trust and higher education.

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The Crisis in College Composition and Communication

The dissolution of the field’s premier organization couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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Who Really Politicized Higher Education?

It wasn’t the AAUP.