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Writing Advice for Interesting Times

Here are five techniques for refocusing your mind and getting motivated to write this summer, K. Anne Amienne and Daniela Blei write.

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Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets’

Focusing on internal traits distracts us from the work of encouraging behaviors that support student success, Jarek Janio writes.

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Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots

Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

3 Questions for Tulane’s Ashley Francis

A conversation about a new online M.B.A. program.

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Trump’s Trade School Trojan Horse

Higher ed must resist attempts to pit one sector against another, Rachel Lipson and Robert Schwartz write.

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Daunted by Networking? Try the Scientific Method

Shifting your approach to networking will make career exploration feel more like an exciting research project, Ellen Dobson and Jevin Lortie write.

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Opinion

A Few Words About Trustees

Most faculty and staff know very little about the president-trustee relationship, Rachel Toor writes.

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A Call for Moderate Voices on DEI

The silence of moderates is what has gotten us to this point, Chris Cooper writes.