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Building Online Courses Communally

The master model of course development devalues all but the lead instructor and reduces students to numbers, Penelope Adams Moon argues. We can do better by building online courses together.
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Beyond Scandal to Opportunity

We must put an end to the admissions madness that leaves students exhausted, parents frustrated and poorer families feeling they can’t compete, argues David Coleman.
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The Revolution Is Upon Us

The truly momentous part of President Trump's executive order is its embrace of earnings data to judge every academic program, Anthony P. Carnevale writes.
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A Campus Is Not the Place for Free Speech

In the wake of President Trump's executive order, David R. Harris explains why he opposes free speech at colleges and universities.
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Do We Really Know the "Rich Kids"?

The admissions scandal reveals that, rather than stereotype them, academe must take a better look at children of affluence, argues Billie Wright Dziech.
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Ethical College Admissions: Selective Admission and March Madness

Jim Jump considers the similarities and differences between getting into a top college and winning the NCAA tournament.
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To Reform Admissions, End Obsession With Prestige

It's time to focus on the root cause of the scandal, writes W. Kent Barnds.
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Digital Divides

Scott McLemee reviews two books about our networked society that raise rather dystopian concerns.