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Authenticity and Alienation

How existentialism shaped—and then faded from—modern thought.

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Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Rosalie Metro offers ideas for facilitating sensitive classroom conversations with compassion this election season.

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How Activist Speech Threatens Educational Values

Nicholas C. Burbules argues that activist speech, while generally protected, exists uneasily in a campus context.

Helping Students Navigate a Maze of Simulacra

In hyperreality, truth is a construct, fact is a matter of perception and the line between reality and fiction disappears.

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The Art of Giving a Credible Recommendation

Vanessa Doriott Anderson offers advice on a process that, if done well, should be anything but perfunctory.

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Opinion

From Enrollment VP to Parent

Longtime enrollment professional Ryan J. Dougherty saw three disconnects and five surprising realities when he approached the college search as a parent.

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Views From a Tumultuous Year for Higher Ed

Views essays in the year since Oct. 7 have spoken to the many challenges campuses have confronted.