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Accreditors Can Hold the Line
It may fall to accreditors to hold colleges accountable to long-standing principles of academic freedom and institutional independence, Lawrence Schall writes.
Accreditors as Referees
Don’t hate on higher ed’s refs: an accreditor’s role is to enforce the rule book for academic freedom and institutional autonomy, Jamienne Studley writes.
The Prejudicial Logic of Productivity
Discrimination against disabled faculty members is often dismissed because it’s linked to the academy’s deeply entrenched values around productivity, Sandy Sufian writes.
5 Lessons Learned From Diverse Student Panels
We held panels with students who hold marginalized identities to ask how faculty and administrators can better support them, Matthew R. Johnson, Jennifer Evanuik and Xantha Karp write.
Future of Borrower Defense May Look Different
New borrower defense to repayment regulations may bring increased compliance risks to colleges of all types, Jonathan Helwink writes.
When a Conversation With the President Fosters Human Connection
President Troy D. Paino offers perspective on why it’s important to make time for conversation with individual students, and six actions for fostering connections more deeply.
‘LGBT Inclusion in American Life’
Scott McLemee reviews LGBT Inclusion in American Life by Susan Burgess.
How to De-Escalate the Arms Race at the Ivies
There are ways, if colleges would cooperate, writes Michele Hernández.