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Academic Freedom Goes to Court

The repression of academics in Turkey is worsening, writes Scott McLemee, who describes the growing international protest on behalf of such scholars and how one might join it.
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Student Loans, Bankruptcy and the Silence of Presidents

College and university leaders should support current legislation that would return standard bankruptcy protections to student loans and restore basic fairness to the lending system, argues Alan Collinge.
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Learning From World Literature in the South

Editing the Norton Anthology of World Literature ultimately changed Martin Puchner's view of the literary marketplace and what literature can do.
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Students' Vital Role in OER

Through creating and spreading open educational resources, students learn more and make an impact on the world, writes Christina Hendricks.
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Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax

The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard.
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Note to Congress: Create Incentives, Not Taxes

A change in Congress’s proposed excise tax provision could encourage institutions to use their resources to educate more talented low- and middle-income students, argues Catharine B. Hill.
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Ethical College Admissions: Affirmative Action for Men

Jim Jump considers the extra point that was awarded -- only to male applicants -- by Brigham Young.
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Bringing Microcredential Providers in From the Cold

The alternative credentials universe grows every day, but how much do we know about it? Very little, argues Cliff Adelman, who proposes constructive ways to lift the fog.