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Flexing for Students

Why not flexible transfer for all, not just in crisis?

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Opinion

‘The Hidden Globe’ and the Attack on Universities

How the roots of economic inequality help to explain the assault on higher education.

Opinion

Harvard Goes to the Mattresses and We Should All Fight

Harvard’s bold move this week was the catalyst that should spur others to push back.

Opinion

The Disruptive Future of Society as AI Dominates the Workplace

Generative artificial intelligence gained worldwide attention with the initial release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and it has continued to expand at awesome speed and capability ever since.

The words "First do no harm," spelled out in wooden blocks.
Opinion

Realpolitik for Boards

Governing boards, and faculty looking to them for leadership, would be wise to remember the first rule in governance is to do no harm, Andrew Lounder writes.

Opinion

How to Make America Smart Again

Reclaiming academic rigor and intellectual vitality.

A photo of a dense crowd of people participating in a rally protesting the firing of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan on UVA's lawn in 2012.
Opinion

Some Rules for Campus Resistance

A 2012 governance fight at the University of Virginia offers lessons for other faculty who might need to host “a little rebellion” on their campus, Charles Mathewes writes.

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What a Dean Needs

Deans are integral to true academic transformation. Here are some ways we can better support them, Rob Kramer writes.