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The flags of Israel and Palestine, respectively, flying against a blue sky.
Opinion

Colleges Fail in Teaching on Israel, Palestine

For too long colleges have been content with managing tensions around the conflict without taking a more proactive approach to student learning, David H. Schanzer writes.

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Opinion

The Best Reason to Major in English

When did faculty stop believing that it’s important to tell young people to study what they love, Sarah Wasserman asks.

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Opinion

Students’ Right to Write

In an age of generative AI, Jonathan Alexander explains why it is important to introduce students to as many forms of writing as possible.

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Foreign Language Enrollment Sees Steepest Decline on Record

The MLA’s new census shows plummeting class head counts far outstripped the general student enrollment decrease. Korean continued its rise, while Western European languages further shrank.

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Opinion

Eliminate the Required First-Year Writing Course

Students no longer need a required first-year writing course if AI can write for them, Melissa Nicolas argues.

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Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce

Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.

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New State-Funded N.C. Distinguished Professorships Will Be Limited to STEM

Recently passed legislation cuts off future humanities scholars from a long-running program that provides higher pay.

Woodburn Hall at West Virginia University.
Opinion

A Liberal Education in Name Only

A liberal arts education means something, and colleges that slash programs should stop using the term in their promises to students, Christopher A. Snyder writes.