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The End of the Academy?

Mark A. Boyer argues that a silent center must respond to threats to academic freedom from the right and left alike.

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Inside Higher Ed Names Newsroom Leadership Team

As Inside Higher Ed approaches its 20th birthday, our newsroom has new leaders steadfast in their commitment to impactful journalism.

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To Teach Students to Use AI, Teach Philosophy

Adam Zweber writes that philosophy has much to teach about how to use AI effectively.

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On the Predictability of Grades

If something does not change, grades will lose all meaning, Chris Smith writes.

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To Test or Not to Test

Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.

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New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech

Radhika Sainath writes that the rewriting of policies to restrict protests over Gaza will have dire consequences for campus speech.

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May Contain Lies

Scott McLemee reviews a new book about the human vulnerability to misinformation.

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Boycotts Cannot Become the New Normal

Ronald R. Krebs argues that the new AAUP statement on academic boycotts undermines scholarly values and opens the door to further politicization of the academy.