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Echoes in the Quad
Opinion

Immigration, Federalism and Access to Higher Education

In a Q&A with Anna O. Law, Dominique Baker discusses how the history of migration in the United States impacts the current fight over access to higher education for undocumented students.

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Opinion

On Leading People Who Don’t Want to Be Led

Many faculty say this is not the job they signed up for. They need leaders who see this and who are looking out for them.

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Opinion

The Academic Value of Trust

There’s good reason much of the public has lost trust in higher education.

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Opinion

An A+ Solution to Grading at Harvard

Limiting the number of A’s Harvard professors can give is a violation of their academic freedom. There are betters ways to tackle grade inflation.

Opinion

Middle Fingers to My Mama

The political climate gave four young white men in Florida the confidence to flip off a senior Black woman without consequence. 

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Opinion

Vendors and Philanthropy

If a major philanthropy wants to make a real difference in higher education, they should underwrite the collaborative development of nonprofit software systems.

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Opinion

Trust Isn’t the Issue

What we actually have is a crisis of truth.

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Opinion

I’ve Got My Pilot Data. … Now What?

Here’s how to leverage pilot data for your best shot at federal funding.