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The Liberal Arts and Leadership
The best institutions for helping students turn into future leaders may be those that aren't focused on career preparation, writes Mark Peltz.
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Terror Index and the Academy
Maybe it's time for administrations to use a color code to tell liberal arts professors just how vulnerable their programs are, writes David Mulry.
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Some Students Need to Fail
Faculty members should help students find a path to academic success, but they shouldn't be afraid of giving Fs to those who don't do the work to succeed, writes Melissa Nicolas.
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The Trouble With Black Studies
Fierce debate breaks out yet again about an ever-controversial field of scholarship. Scott McLemee keeps his eyes on the prize.
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Beyond ‘Need’ and ‘Merit’
When awarding grants to college students, states should consider financial need, support timely completion -- and keep things simple, write Sandy Baum and Matthew Chingos.
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Counterpoint: For-Profits and Philanthropy
Privately owned career colleges aren't at war with the nonprofit mission, writes Steve Gunderson; they're partners with it.
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An Unrealistic Business Plan
The Committee for Economic Development's call for boosting higher education's performance without more public investment represents a major missed opportunity, writes Gary Rhoades.
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Sending Catholics Running for Cover
Nondiscrimination policies like Vanderbilt University's that define who can lead student groups are evidence less of a campus "war on God" than of the tyranny of "inclusion," writes Louis Betty.