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California Should Create a New ‘New College’
In condemning Republican assaults on higher ed, we should ask too what Democrats are doing to defend it, Paul Hansen writes.
Higher Ed on the Hot Seat (Again)
Columbia’s president has a chance to tell a different story during today’s Congressional hearing on antisemitism, Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin A. Hennessy write.
A New Way to Think About Plagiarism
To figure out whether an accusation of plagiarism is serious, apply the counterfactual test, Garrett Pendergraft writes.
In Return to Tests, Don’t Forgo Disability Equity
As colleges reinstate standardized testing requirements, they must consider students with learning disabilities, Dwight Richardson Kelly writes.
Is College Worth It?
David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler review a new book taking on the “myth” of the college wage premium.
We Should Rethink Performance-Based Funding
States should provide upfront funding for colleges to invest in proven strategies to meet completion goals, Charles Ansell writes.
Why I’m a Convert to Diversity Statements
Diversity statements proved surprisingly helpful to our red-state university search committee, Suzanne Penuel writes.
Sometimes the Right Is Right
Universities should work with right-leaning critics who want to strengthen academia’s distinctive culture, Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin Storey write.