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Opinion

Will AI Break the Postdoc Bottleneck?

The postdoc workforce—and its misalignment with the number of permanent academic positions—could be transformed by AI.

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McMahon’s Trick Questions

Universities risk walking right into a trap.

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Academic Forests Are Higher Ed’s Hidden Jewels

Forests are an asset for employee and student well-being and offer invaluable opportunities for teaching, research and recreation. Universities should protect them.

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Homer Is Having a Resurgence—but You Wouldn’t Know It in Higher Ed

Popular demand for The Odyssey couldn’t be higher, even as classics departments find themselves targeted for cuts.

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Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse

Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed.

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Opinion

What the Tuskegee Dress Code Debate Reveals About Institutional Power

There’s a key distinction between rules and standards.

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Let’s Call a Truce Between Universities and the Trump Administration

We’ll tell you what: We’ll publish information about our planned reforms if the Trump administration does the same.

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America Is Burning Its Talent Pipeline at Both Ends

In the same month, Washington made it harder for Americans to afford advanced training and for international students to stay and finish theirs. You cannot win an AI race this way.