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To Test or Not to Test
Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.
New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech
Radhika Sainath writes that the rewriting of policies to restrict protests over Gaza will have dire consequences for campus speech.
Academia Broke Me
Becoming an academic editor gave me my life back, writes Paulina S. Cossette, who shares the many benefits of pursuing it and other alternatives.
Departmental Gatekeepers of Faculty Success
Ensuring that individuals in a unit are successful while also maintaining its stature can impact chairs’ decisions in ways that contribute to bias, write Kim Avrama Blackwell, Marjolein van der Meulen and Lori Setton.
May Contain Lies
Scott McLemee reviews a new book about the human vulnerability to misinformation.
Behind the University’s Timeless Facade
Over the past half century, universities have undergone a seismic shift in their mission and functions—a shift little understood by the public and most faculty members.
Boycotts Cannot Become the New Normal
Ronald R. Krebs argues that the new AAUP statement on academic boycotts undermines scholarly values and opens the door to further politicization of the academy.
3 Questions for Joel Podolny
A conversation with the CEO and co-founder of Honor Education and founding dean of Apple University.