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Heavy Weather
Scott McLemee reviews Debra Hawhee’s new book on climate and rhetoric.
Data Skills Are Just as Important as Soft Skills in Higher Education
Higher education needs to prepare students for a data-driven world, but so far it is falling short. Here’s how to get there, writes data science expert Nathan Kelber.
Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit
A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write.
Not a Win for Asian American Applicants
The Supreme Court decision on affirmative action won’t change deeper reasons Asian Americans are disadvantaged in elite college admissions, Leelila Strogov writes.
A New Era of Prison Education
With Pell Grants newly available to more incarcerated individuals, colleges should expand access to higher ed in the nation’s prisons, Judy Olian writes.
‘Inside Higher Ed’ Co-Founder to Embark on New Chapter
Scott Jaschik announces his retirement.
Building the AI Talent Pipeline
Industry partnerships, stackable credentials, two new centers, AI across the curriculum: Madeline Pumariega writes how one college is responding to the need for an AI-trained workforce.
Education as Privilege Laundering
The most powerful contemporary magic is to transform money into “merit,” Musa al-Gharbi writes.