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Campus images of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Temple University, George Mason University and Kent State University.

Report: 41 Institutions Steered Low-Income Families to Loans

The New America report identifies institutions where a high rate of families who took out Parent PLUS loans are low-income.

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Opinion

Rethinking Fit: Autism and Equity in Faculty Hiring

Sociability is not the same as hireability. Colleges can take concrete steps to make the academic hiring process fairer for neurodivergent candidates.

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Opinion

The Challenges Rural Students Face After Admission

Since 2016, many colleges have stepped up recruitment of rural students—but do they know the academic, cultural and financial barriers many face after admission?

Bad Bunny holds a Puerto Rican flag, standing in front of a field of grass taller than he is, during the Super Bowl 60 halftime show.
Opinion

Jay-Z, Kamala Harris and Professors of Color Aren’t DEI Hires

There is no such thing as a DEI hire in U.S. higher education or any other industry. It is a racist notion.

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Opinion

The Collective Impact of Higher Ed Is Its Best Story

What colleges do together for their communities matters more than what any single institution claims about itself.

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Opinion

Closing a University, Saving a Special Program

When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.

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Medical Accreditor Weighs Diluting Health Inequities Curricula

The nation’s primary medical school accreditor currently requires institutions to explicitly teach students how to address the social conditions that could affect patient outcomes.

Opinion

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Is a Useful Case Study on Culture Capture

The wide-ranging tour through Puerto Rican culture could be a useful lesson in photography, journalism, filmmaking and other content-creation courses.