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The Meaning of Books as Protective Packaging Materials
Either a brilliant idea or a sign of end times.
Guest Post: The Future of the SAT
My favorite observer of the world of standardized tests, Akil Bello, is back with some thoughts on the at-home SAT.
‘Academic’ Means More Than Tenure Track
The discourse about academic vs. nonacademic careers omits a category of fulfilling careers that students might be interested in pursuing, writes Gina Shereda, and we should stop framing job opportunities that way.
Ethical College Admissions: Marshall McLuhan and the Counselor Call
Jim Jump consider counselor calls to colleges.
Enrolling Your Class During a Pandemic
Even amid COVID-19, admissions professionals can have success, writes MJ Knoll-Finn.
Now More Than Ever: Higher Education’s Civic Responsibility
Amid the immediate crises and short-term responses, colleges and universities also have a long-term obligation to ensure a complete and accurate count in the 2020 Census, writes Jonathan R. Alger.
The "Make Me Smart" Question
What's something you thought you knew but discovered you were wrong about?
A Wash U History Major Reads About His Alma Mater During COVID-19
Reacting to the Washington Post story about the history department’s resistance, and then pandemic-necessitated transition, to online learning.