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The Inevitable Problem of Self-Censorship
The surveys highlighting it among students provide no definitive evidence of repression and, in fact, may actually show strong levels of free speech and diversity on campuses, argues John K. Wilson.
An Oft-Neglected Way to Help Restore Students’ Mental Health
COVID has significantly intensified their anxiety, depression and hopelessness, yet untapped cures may lie in campus makerspaces, Jenna Scott writes.
The Dilemmas of Disciplines Going Public
Various fields have had public dimensions for decades, writes Harvey J. Graff, but it’s now time for scholars from different specializations to embark on a renewed set of initiatives.
The Urge
Scott McLemee reviews Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge: Our History of Addiction.
Reviewing the New Antitrust Suit
Jim Jump asks, what does it really mean to be a need-blind college?
Rethinking the Faculty Role in Students’ Career Readiness
It’s time for all of us on campuses, not just the people in career services, to step up and help offer the competencies employers say they’re looking for, Rachel Toor writes.
Fire Mark Schlissel, but Don’t Troll Him
People deserve to know why he was dismissed, but sharing all the lovey-dovey emails serves no interest except our sadistic desire to feel superior, writes Jonathan Zimmerman.
The Big Threat to Academic Freedom No One’s Talking About
College athletes lack the rights other students enjoy because those rights have been subsumed by business imperatives, write Stephen T. Casper, Jay M. Smith and Nathan Kalman-Lamb.