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Green and white cover of On the Edge by Nate Silver

Universities, the Village and ‘On the Edge’

Reading Nate Silver’s pre-election book through post-election higher ed eyes.

Building Grit, Not Dependence

How colleges can foster resilience, responsibility and self-efficacy.

An illustration of five Valentine's Day–themed candy hearts, of different pastel colors, with messages variously saying "XOXO," "Be Mine," "Love you," "All Mine" and "First Kiss."

A Valentine’s Day Card Without the Love

The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter features some questionable assumptions and false equivalences, Jim Jump writes.

A view of the Columbia University campus.

The Attempt to Destroy Columbia

The Trump administration has the symbolic fight it wants, Brian Rosenberg writes.

A photo of a young professional working from a couch at home, wearing headphones and working intently at a laptop.

Going Independent

How can Ph.D.s decide if a freelance or independent consultant path is right for them? Jessica Taylor and Desiree Barron-Callaci offer insight.

Is Beauty a Lost Art?

Is aesthetic value vanishing from everyday life?

An open gate to Harvard University's campus with three students walking through it.

What If 2% of a Harvard Gift Went to an HBCU?

With higher ed facing a hostile political climate, rich colleges should share their wealth with needier institutions, Eric Weinberger writes.

The acronym "DEI" in large black 3-D letters next to a judge's gavel.

Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality

The anti-DEI movement sounds like a row of cannons, but its legal attack is a rifle shot based on one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dan Currell writes.