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Why the U.S. Can’t Build Critical Infrastructure
The political economy of power grids, mass transit and affordable housing, and the implications for higher education.
Tenure Is a Founding American Value
Florida lawmakers can either attack academic freedom or defend American constitutional traditions—but they can’t do both, Adam Sitze writes.
How to De-Escalate the Arms Race at the Ivies
There are ways, if colleges would cooperate, writes Michele Hernández.
Tales of an Adjunct Part 1: Where’s Your Faculty ID?
What was it like being an adjunct professor 30 years ago? Have things changed?
Hero or Villain: Social Networking and AI
What has changed and what stays the same, regardless of technological advances?
Friday Fragments
Good administration, bad language and an inadvertent writing prompt.
‘LGBT Inclusion in American Life’
Scott McLemee reviews LGBT Inclusion in American Life by Susan Burgess.
When We Say Goodbye
We concentrate time and energy on announcing new presidents yet rarely talk about how to position leaders for a graceful exit, writes Erin Hennessy.