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The book cover for Anthony Grafton’s “Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa.”
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The Scholar-Magician

Scott McLemee reviews Anthony Grafton’s Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa.

A black-and-white image of members of the National Guard firing tear gas at student protestors at Kent State University on May 4, 1970.
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The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970

The lessons of Kent State should not go unremembered, Todd Diacon writes.

Wooden blocks spelling “LEGACY” sit atop a pile of shiny coins.
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Our Kids Could Benefit From Legacy Preferences at Yale: We Still Oppose Them

Birikti Kahsai and Sam Haddad argue it’s past time for legacy admissions to end.

A stack of four wooden blocks with the words “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” against an orange background.
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The Reeducation of DEI

DEI in the university should be reimagined as education, not training, Patrick J. Casey writes.

An overwhelmed woman sits at a table in front of a laptop, her head in one hand; in the other she holds a sign that reads “HELP!” The sign fully obscures her face.
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How Accommodating Can (Should) I Be?

As colleges relax the rules to account for students’ real struggles, David Galef asks when accommodations may go too far.

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For Title IX, Beware Diminishing Due Process

Colleges should be wary of adopting weaker due process protections permitted under the new Title IX regulations, T. Markus Funk and Jean-Jacques Cabou write.

A young female teacher in a brightly decorated elementary classroom writes on a whiteboard, as the young students, sitting on the floor, pay close attention.
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Learning to Work, Or Working to Learn?

We need a systems approach to making work-to-learn models just as accessible as traditional learn-to-work pathways, Erin Crisp writes.

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Community Colleges Are Critical to Climate Action

Community colleges are an underutilized resource in meeting climate goals, Cameron Sublett and Jeff Clary write.