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In Defense of UVA
Despite its recent trials, the university embodies the dream of public higher education, Mark Edmundson writes.
Connecting on Climate Change Research
Indiana University’s new “grand challenge” takes a practical approach by seeking to connect university research on environmental change to the lives and work of people across the conservative state.
Opinion
Lessons From the Tragedy of the Commons
We in higher education must act on our collective responsibility to support America's public universities, writes Harold M. Hastings.
Opinion
Post-Fact America
Christopher Newfield examines how the nation’s electoral divisions highlight fundamental questions about the role of public universities.
Opinion
Barriers to Transfer
A common complaint from community college students is that they face barriers when seeking to transfer to four-year institutions, including subpar advising, write Alison Kadlec and Elizabeth Ganga.
Poverty and Merit
The most selective colleges are failing to enroll more low-income students, so the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is calling for a "poverty preference" in college admissions.
The Leaky Pipeline
Improved transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions may be the best answer to America's college completion woes, say three influential groups that will prod states and colleges on transfer.
Buying Back Iowans
Under pressure from its governing board the University of Iowa is leveraging financial aid to increase resident enrollment. And as competition for the state's students is increasing, the number of college-bound Iowans is not -- causing concern among Iowa's private colleges.