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Police Repression Is the Problem, Not the Solution
Moral bankruptcy and institutional authoritarianism best describe the increasingly violent campus climate for pro-Palestinian student activism, write Charles H.F. Davis III, Jude Paul Dizon, Jessica Hatrick, and Vanessa Miller.
Are We Repeating the Mistakes of the 1960s?
Police-based strategies for containing campus protests fail in balancing safety with student expression, Yalile Suriel writes.
Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems
The new FAFSA formula undermines the longtime goal of creating a better, fairer federal student aid process, Diane Auer Jones and Jim Blew write.
“How Can Values Be Taught,” Gaza Edition
Maureen E. Ruprecht Fadem asks what values universities are teaching through their silence on Gaza.
A MAGA Assault
Higher ed’s leaders need to push back on attacks from MAGA Republicans, not try to placate them, William M. LeoGrande and Scott A. Bass write.
The Wrong Remedy
Tony Banout asks if aggressive state and federal intervention will destroy higher ed in a supposed attempt to save it.
Is AI Finally a Way to Reduce Higher Ed Costs?
AI could free up faculty time to focus on the teaching and relationship-building that matter most, José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson write.
A Passover Reminder
The Seder liturgy reminds us that too many colleges are creating students who don’t know how to ask a question, Rachel Fish writes.