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Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

Planning the Sabbatical You Need

The sabbatical you need may not be the one you think you should take, Bethany Wilinski writes.

Columns Resident Scholar

Alleged Racial Inequity in Georgia HBCU Presidential Search

More transparency is needed in the search for Albany State University’s next president, Shaun Harper writes.

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Teaching Well Is Harder Now

Reflecting on her first 20 years in the classroom, Rebecca Vidra identifies six key ways students and their needs have changed.

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Career Advice Carpe Careers

Meet the Meta Postdoc

Ivonne Vidal Pizarro highlights two fellowships that prepare postdocs for careers in research-adjacent fields.

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At CSU, Orwell Meets Safetyism

California State University’s new draft policy for handling “other conduct of concern” is deeply, well, concerning, Peter C. Herman writes.

The cover of the December 2024 issue of the 'Atlantic' magazine, which features David Brooks's "How the Ivy League Broke America" as the cover story.
Opinion
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Did the Ivy League Really Break America?

Jim Jump doesn’t buy David Brooks’s critique of the “meritocracy” but writes that his argument merits consideration nevertheless.

Columns Higher Ed Gamma

Can Classical Dramas Heal Campus Divides?

Ask students to step into the past to better understand the present.

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Opinion
Career Advice

How Centers Can Survive Budget Crises

Christopher Hakala and Kevin Gannon offer advice for teaching and learning centers facing budget pressures.