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Scientists Owe Taxpayers Comprehensible Science

Funding agencies should require publication of plain-language summaries, Amanda N. Weiss writes.

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Opinion

How to Better Justify Intercollegiate Athletics

Lou Matz writes that colleges should consider a competitive sports major akin to majors in dance and music.

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Rethinking Student Engagement

Students have changed, and instructors should reconsider their assumptions about what engagement means, Mary C. Kern and Terri R. Kurtzberg write.

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Survivability Is Not Sustainability 

The existential question of institutional survivability may mask more important questions about sustainability and mission, Mark La Branche writes.

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Why Aren’t College Grads ‘Job-Ready’?

Patrick J. Casey argues that the reluctance to enforce deadlines and other workplace norms is not serving students well.

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Yes, the Enrollment Management Industry Is Harming Higher Ed

Financial aid leveraging leaves low-income students and their families with heavy debt loads, Stephen J. Burd writes.

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The Academic Trumpists, Part 2

Scott McLemee concludes his review of David L. Swartz's study of pro-Trump academics.

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A Shared Governance Conundrum

The increasing importance of technology demands a shared governance model that combines robust centralized support with academic freedom and autonomy of departments, John Katzman and James DeVaney write.