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Advancing Your Online Education Strategy
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In cutting languages, colleges undercut commitments to social justice and to translation, in the broadest possible sense, Jessica Blum-Sorensen writes.
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Jim Jump considers the issues and the way they are changing.

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March 29, 2023
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What We Lose When We Lose Languages
March 28, 2023
In cutting languages, colleges undercut commitments to social justice and to translation, in the broadest possible sense, Jessica Blum-Sorensen writes.
The Evolving Ethics of Early Decision
March 27, 2023
Jim Jump considers the issues and the way they are changing.
Centering Students
in the Diversity Statement Debate
March 27, 2023
With diversity statements under fire, the right response isn’t to give up on addressing equity goals through hiring: it’s to improve what we’re asking of candidates, Justin P. McBrayer and Sarah Roberts-Cady write.
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March 24, 2023
Scott McLemee reviews David Hellerstein’s The Couch, the Clinic, and the Scanner: Stories From Three Revolutionary Eras of the Mind.
Unapologetic Leadership: I Wear Chuck Taylors
March 23, 2023
Community college president Keith Curry writes that his choice of professional footwear helps him better connect with students and advocate on their behalf as his authentic self.

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