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Opinion

The Case for a Professional Foundation in Librarianship

We should resist calls for credential erosion. If anything, the need for a foundational M.L.S. has only grown in this era of information abundance.

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Opinion

‘Charged’: From EV Batteries to Online Learning

AI, course development and electrical mobility.

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Opinion

The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act

We need to shame and condemn those who abuse the FOIA system to spy on professors and other public employees.

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Opinion

Employer Needs and Student Preferences

What if you build it and they don’t come?

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Opinion

AI Slop Is a Tenure Problem, Not Just a Tech Problem

The tide of slop will only keep growing if we don’t rethink incentive structures for academic publishing and tenure.

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Opinion

Looking Good on Paper Won’t Cut It in Job Searches Anymore

If it ever did. Graduate students and postdocs should lean into their human skills in order to achieve their long-term career goals.

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Opinion

Campuses as Places

New uses for an existing resource.

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Opinion

The Hidden Partner in Workforce Development

Federal policy is focused almost exclusively on entry-level workers—and it’s leaving behind college-educated professionals in need of reskilling.