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5 Questions for an Equitable Pay Ecosystem

Addressing these questions will foster fairer compensation for faculty and staff at your institution, Carol Marchetti and Gloria L. Blackwell write.

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The Precedent Higher Ed Can’t Afford to Set

The mere prospect of a consent decree at Columbia is a flashing warning sign for trustees at colleges across the country, Ross Mugler writes.

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America’s Veterans Deserve Better

Higher ed can and must do more to support veterans, Daniel Braun, Catharine B. Hill and Emily Schwartz write.

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Ghosts Are Everywhere

Patrick M. Scanlon considers how AI challenges notions of authorship.

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You’re Excepted!

Rachel Toor ghostwrites an acceptance letter from the founding president of Prosperity University, with an AI assist in the form of Claude, writer at Anthropic.

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A Logical Gap Behind Attacks on the Humanities

Two main arguments are used to attack the humanities. They can’t both be true, Katina L. Rogers writes.

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Realpolitik for Boards

Governing boards, and faculty looking to them for leadership, would be wise to remember the first rule in governance is to do no harm, Andrew Lounder writes.

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Some Rules for Campus Resistance

A 2012 governance fight at the University of Virginia offers lessons for other faculty who might need to host “a little rebellion” on their campus, Charles Mathewes writes.