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Higher ed has an important role to play in addressing the most important issue of our time: the attack on voting rights, William G. Tierney writes.

University leaders should refrain from commenting on political matters to protect free speech and their institutions’ missions, Daniel Diermeier writes.

Jody Donovan of Colorado State University explores how institutions can innovate to prioritize student mental health needs with an inclusive lens.

False dichotomies, oversimplifications and an ahistorical before-and-after framing are hallmarks of accounts of the humanities’ decline, Harvey J. Graff writes.

MIT was right to require the test, but few colleges should go along with it, writes Les Perelman.

Scott Anderson writes that colleges gain the most from being personal and telling stories well.

Elite colleges risk alienating low-income students who receive scholarships by asking them to share their stories with donors, Bintou Diarra writes.

Ann McElaney-Johnson reflects on what the pandemic taught her about students’ basic needs and the obligations of the institution she leads to help meet them.