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How Higher Ed Is Really Failing Students on Gaza and Israel

Clarissa Mansfield writes that the academic and media preoccupation with pro-Palestinian slogans misses the bigger picture.

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A Cure for Humanities Deficiency Syndrome

To help save the humanities, consider one-credit “co-labs” attached to STEM courses, Rachel Wheeler writes.

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The Imperative for Workforce Pell

Anthony P. Carnevale argues short-term Pell Grants are key to fulfilling the decades-old promise of gainful employment.

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Eliminating Early Decision Is Not the Answer

Ending ED isn’t the way to improve access, Robert Massa and Bill Conley write.

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In Defense of the Morality of Citation

Giving credit where it’s due is a moral issue, Susan D. Blum writes.

The book cover for Tobias Becker’s "Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia" features a pastel-like cloudy sky blending into a sandy ocean beach.
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Good Old Nostalgia

Scott McLemee reviews Tobias Becker’s Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia.

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Unextreme Vetting

Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein are skeptical search firms will step up their diligence to root out research misconduct.

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Academic Life Without a Smartphone

Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera doesn’t have a smartphone—and he thinks scholars should be asking a lot more questions about how the devices are affecting academic life.