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From Classroom to Underclass
Scott McLemee reviews Gary Roth's The Educated Underclass: Students and Social Mobility.
It's Time for Term Limits
Boards of trustees at higher education institutions around the nation should be more diverse when it comes to generational representation, argues James L. Anderson.
A University Leader’s Glossary for AI and Machine Learning
Trying to understand this growing presence on campuses? Tim Renick and Drew Magliozzi explain key terms and why they matter.
He Got It Half Right
Robert F. Smith's generous gift to Morehouse College graduates was certainly important and groundbreaking, but many deserving students don't even make it to graduation, writes Elwood L. Robinson.
No More Grouchos
Faculty resistance to fresh approaches can lose for us the very qualities that have made American higher education successful, argues Robert Weisbuch, who encourages colleagues to more often "Just say yes."
Ethical College Admissions: Beyond Gainful Employment
Were the rules unfair to for-profit higher ed? Jim Jump considers the issues.
Attacking Chinese on Our Campuses Only Hurts America
It would cause a tremendous setback in America's global competitiveness and probably a brain drain in reverse, warns Frank Wu.
Reading the Border Crisis
Scott McLemee highlights some new and upcoming books that are relevant to the current border crisis.