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The Shoulder We Cry On
It is not history’s primary job to provide comfort in times of crisis or solace in times of anxiety, writes Ashley E. Bowen.
What Awaits Colleges This Winter?
David R. Harris shares three lessons his campus has already learned as students have returned for the new term amid some of the worst days of the pandemic.
It's Time We Taught Anti-Semitism
It's a full-blown problem on American campuses, yet many students can’t even recognize it when it’s staring them in the face, argues Seffi Kogen.
Shuttlecocks
Laura Skandera Trombley reflects on the seismic changes and disorder that college presidents are now being asked to negotiate.
Use AP Exams in Admissions
With SAT Subject Tests out of the picture, it's the perfect time, writes David Benjamin Gruenbaum.
Lost in Space
Scott McLemee reviews From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way by Michael Bond.
The Path to Failure in Academe: A Tragedy in Multiple Acts
With tongues in cheeks, Stephen M. Gavazzi, David V. Rosowsky and Chuck Pezeshki satirically describe the steps faculty and administrators can take to realize failure on a grand scale.