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The Lost Soul of Higher Education

Scott Gac reflects on a Fulbright award that wasn’t amid a worrying climate of censorship.

Stacks of $100 bills are lined up to mimic dominoes falling.

Downstream of the Ivies

Financial pressures at the nation’s wealthiest colleges could have cascading effects at less resourced institutions, Joseph E. Nyre writes.

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The Em Dash Is Not the Problem

Anxieties around AI and punctuation say a lot about academia, Joseph Mellors writes.

A female student sits in the back row of a classroom, working diligently on an assignment; she is using an eraser to correct an answer.

Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets’

Focusing on internal traits distracts us from the work of encouraging behaviors that support student success, Jarek Janio writes.

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Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots

Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

A young female student practices her welding skills in a technical classroom. She wears a face mask and sparks from the welding can be seen around her.

Trump’s Trade School Trojan Horse

Higher ed must resist attempts to pit one sector against another, Rachel Lipson and Robert Schwartz write.

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A Few Words About Trustees

Most faculty and staff know very little about the president-trustee relationship, Rachel Toor writes.

A pencil lies atop a paper survey. There are three boxes—for "far left," "moderate," and "far right"—and the middle box, for "moderate," has been marked with an "X."

A Call for Moderate Voices on DEI

The silence of moderates is what has gotten us to this point, Chris Cooper writes.