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Opinion

Fostering Collaboration in Science

They’ve become increasingly important to science, but we don’t discuss our challenges with data, and academic culture can push us to work out problems alone, says Julia Stewart Lowndes.

Opinion

Recapturing American Higher Education’s Lost Promise

Strategies for ensuring that this country’s colleges and universities fulfill their democratic mission.

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Opinion

College Mental Health Counselors Aren’t OK

Long-standing failures to invest adequately in college counseling centers have left mental health professionals burned out and feeling that their roles on campus are neither appreciated nor understood, Philip J. Rosenbaum and Richard E. Webb write.

Cover of The Devil Never Sleeps by Juliette Kayyem
Opinion

Pairing ‘The Devil Never Sleeps’ With ‘Universities on Fire’

What has to happen for academic leaders to prioritize climate risk?

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Opinion

Standing on One Foot in Higher Ed

As we experience disengagement, anxiety and disconnectedness, routine practices can be a powerful antidote, writes Constanza Bartholomae.

The book jacket for ‘The Ends of Knowledge: Outcomes and Endpoints Across the Arts and Sciences,’ edited by Rachael Scarborough King and Seth Rudy.
Opinion

‘The Ends of Knowledge’

What are the end points of our disciplines—and when, if ever, could we be done? Seth Rudy and Rachael Scarborough King argue these are questions worth asking.

Opinion

Be Careful What You Say

Guilt and forgiveness in the age of cancel culture.

Opinion

Packing Books and Games

An appreciation of children’s books.