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Creating a Culture of Cronyism
A lucrative form of patronage appears to be emerging at Michigan State in the wake of the Nassar scandal, write James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde.
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Ethical College Admissions: Scholarships or Product Placement?
Free money for college? Beware of the offers, writes Jim Jump.
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Anchoring an Argument
Scott McLemee considers Leo R. Chavez's Anchor Babies and The Challenge of Birthright Citizenship, which makes clear how little has been added to the stock of anti-immigrant rhetoric over the past century.
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The Case for Heritage Programming in Study Abroad
It may provide, among other benefits, a way to increase study-abroad participation among students of color, writes William N. Pruitt III.
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Defending Free Speech
Michael Poliakoff writes that many campuses deserve attention for failing to defend the values of free expression.
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Ready, Aim, FIRE!
Samantha Harris and Mary Zoeller respond to a recent essay criticizing the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
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How Textbook Rentals Undercut Students
We need to do better in making course materials available to cash-strapped undergraduates and letting them interact with the texts and ideas, Sheila Liming argues.
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Campus Politics and the English Language
Peter A. Coclanis calls attention to another form of “unearned” privilege that many people in academe benefit from greatly yet usually take for granted: fluency in the English language.