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Why Do We Keep Debating the M.L.S.?
Here’s why librarians can’t resolve our recurrent arguments about the import of the field’s professional degree.
On Proper Objects of Study
A recent report on the humanities criticizes the distortion of scholarship in the service of political goals. Other disciplines would like a word.
Before Your Campus Cuts an Olympic Sport, Consider the Bigger Picture
Decisions to cut nonrevenue sports could cost colleges in enrollment—and the U.S. in medals come Los Angeles in 2028.
The Performing Arts Are the New Civics
Everyone’s talking about civics education. But the way we’re conceptualizing it is far too narrow—not to mention ideologically aligned.
Publish and Perish
Our metrics for measuring faculty productivity are fueling a crisis in scientific integrity.
AI Slop Coming to a Library Near You
Librarians must hold the gates against machine-generated titles.
The Students I Had to Tell
Financial aid administrators are supposed to solve problems. But I couldn’t fix things for the undocumented students who lost access to in-state tuition and Texas state financial aid.
What the Cornell Report Gets Right About the Purpose of the University
Universities seeking to rebuild public trust would do well to follow Cornell’s lead.