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The Educational Equity Dilemma: Part 1

The role of choice, culture and commitment in learning.

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Q&A With an AI on Its Creative Process

David Galef interviews an emerging author.

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Confessions of a Reformed DEI Officer

We need to distinguish between good DEI and bad DEI, Michael A. Yassa writes.

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Cultivating a Postdoc Community

Elizabeth Eikmann and Paola Cépeda suggest practical initiatives to build postdocs’ sense of community and belonging.

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Mobilize the Alumni

As colleges hire high-powered lobbyists to battle threats to federal funding, Lisa Akchin writes, they shouldn’t overlook another powerful asset for advocacy: their alumni.

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Modest Thoughts From a Minor Harvard Donor

This alumnus is happy Harvard is fighting for all of higher ed, Bruce A. Kimball writes.

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Opinion
Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

Why Academics Need to Slow Down

Slowing down is key to more meaningful, intentional teaching and scholarship, Uddipana Goswami writes.