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Opinion

The Politicized Governing Board

The transformation of one public university’s governing board is an alarming instance of increasing political interference in higher ed, Tim Gibson, Bethany Letiecq and James Finkelstein write.

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Opinion

Assessing the ACT Changes

Changes to the ACT raise questions about the choice to make the test shorter, easier and less time-pressured.

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Opinion

On the Road With College Students

Besides benefiting students, study abroad trips can be a powerful reminder of some of the best aspects of working at a college, writes Elizabeth Stice.

Opinion

The Canon Debate

Tradition versus innovation in the arts and humanities.

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Opinion

Scientists Owe Taxpayers Comprehensible Science

Funding agencies should require publication of plain-language summaries, Amanda N. Weiss writes.

Opinion

Not So Fast on Teaching AI ‘Skills’

Preparing students for the future means thinking deeply about the questions new technologies raise.

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Opinion

COVID’s Lasting Impacts on Faculty Inclusion

Think the pandemic is well behind us? Survey data shows feelings of inclusion have continued dropping as a result of it, write Laurel Smith-Doerr, Joya Misra, Shuyin Liu and Dessie Clark.

Opinion

Academics Need to Raise Their Public Voices

Why engaging in public scholarship has never been more necessary.