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Cover of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People by Dean Spears and Michael Geruso.
Opinion

4 Questions Addressed in ‘After the Spike’

An argument for population decline to be included on the academic worry list.

Opinion

Frankencitations Ravage the Academic Countryside

An interview with an academic who has seen their impact up close and personal.

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Opinion

The Future Is Creative

Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid to graduate earning outcomes puts the future of arts education at risk.

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Opinion

The Odd Couple: The Pecking Order in Higher Ed

Rachel and Gordon call out the pervasive and toxic snobbery in our industry.

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Opinion

The Trust Problem in College Pricing Is Real

Here’s how we fix it.

Opinion

Part 2: Is Higher Education Having a Psychotic Breakdown?

Part two exposing the tension between higher education as a business and as a service and how this conflict has created the sector’s current identity crisis.

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Opinion

Beyond Coddling and Canceling

We can, and should, empathize with students’ trauma. But we shouldn’t validate desires to shield them from discomforting course content.