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The Natural -- and Desirable -- Death of the Conference Interview
It preys upon the most vulnerable members of the scholarly community and is unhealthy for the departments that demand it, argues Matteo Pangallo.
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A Future for the Humanities
David Steiner and Mark Bauerlein describe how such studies can best succeed and even flourish in the midst of our technocratic age.
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Competitive Differentiation and Telling Higher Ed's Story
Market forces dictate that we differentiate our institutions; at the same time, we all own the responsibility of advancing the larger story about the importance and value of higher ed.
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Whom Do Activists of Color Speak For?
What happens if the community you are trying to speak for does not agree with your views?
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5 Ideas to Improve Zoom
How might we make the best synchronous learning and virtual meeting platform even better?
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Why Do We Talk Badly About Ourselves?
Students and postdocs generally lack confidence in their own abilities, writes Joseph Barber, or at least lack practice in communicating those abilities to others.
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Perilous Times
Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn write about why they stand behind their analysis that many private colleges are in trouble.
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Tony Soprano, the Electoral College and Varsity Blues
The admissions scandal has Nicholas Soodik thinking about Meadow's college tour and the popular vote, among other things.