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‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen It’

The world that students are facing is meaningfully different now than it was in the last couple of crises.

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What (if Anything) Do We Value About Teaching Writing?

We’re making progress, but progress is hindered by not talking more about what values we’re trying to live by.

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Fast Track Offers Promising Model for Community College Certificate Programs

How community colleges are ensuring that short-term credentials have value.

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Opinion

All Eyes on Democrats’ Affordability Agenda

The incoming leaders of Congress might not have a clear strategy for higher ed, but cutting the cost of college would be an easy win.

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Opinion

The Singularity, Black October and Other Lessons for Higher Education

What happens when the exponential growth graph of a technology approaches the point at which it begins to go vertical? That is just where we are in the implementation of agentic AI.

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‘The Cauldron’ and the Limits of Reading for Learning

The value-add of learning from teaching.

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Let’s Not Blame Faculty for What They Haven’t Had to Know

Rachel schools Gordon on not being a clear and transparent communicator with the faculty.

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Northwestern’s Repression Against Critics of Israel Is Wrong

Suspending a student group while the institution carries out a civil rights investigation violates students’ free speech rights.