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The Other Leonardo

In Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World, Keith Devlin helps rescue a mathematician from 13th-century Italy from near total oblivion, writes Scott McLemee.
Opinion

How to Humanize the Online Class Setting

Kit Kittelstad says instructors should reply quickly, start a new discussion every week and offer all types of help and guidance.

Is Change Ahead for Title IX?

Michael T. Raupp explores whether a recent court of appeals decision on sexual orientation discrimination will result in new interpretations.

Lessons From American Express

The luxury-focused credit card's struggles with millennials suggests that status is a transitory concept -- with implications for postsecondary credentials, Ryan Craig argues.

Why I Am Marching

Andrew Hamilton, president of New York University and an organic chemist, writes of the urgency and importance of tomorrow’s March for Science.

Professional Insecurity in a Fraught Environment

One way of countering a campus culture in which everyone is afraid to speak is to stop relying on student evaluations to assess nontenured faculty, argues Robert Samuels.

Coping Tactics in a Content Bubble

Throwing a great event for alumni in a great city? You’re not alone, writes Joe McGonegal.

What I Learned From Attempting Suicide

Colleges and universities need to step up on behalf of faculty and staff members, argues an anonymous writer, and engage not simply in the prevention of suicide but also its destigmatization.