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The Blown Opportunity
It's time for colleges to make sure that every student has a mentor, writes Brandon Busteed.
Advising Freshmen, Empowering Faculty
It's hard to offer meaningful advising to new students before they arrive on campus. But Sewanee says it can be done, with professors making key decisions.
What Freshmen (Don't) Know
Beloit releases annual "mindset list" to remind professors that their newest students won't get the term "press pound" and never had reason to fear the Unabomber.
And the Band Plays On
Dismissal of marching band director at Ohio State reflects an unwillingness to tolerate behavior that once would have been written off as tradition.
When to Intervene
Students, faculty members and administrators expect their institutions to crack down on abusive social media posts, a new study finds -- but not to monitor their activity.
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Beauty in Ugly Dorms
Daniel F. Chambliss writes that the best living spaces for new students have crowded hallways, no singles, and group bathrooms -- in other words, everything too many colleges are trying to replace.
Extra Eyes and Ears
Jon Meis's heroism -- displayed when the 22-year-old engineering student pepper-sprayed and tackled a gunman at Seattle Pacific University -- is rare. The phenomenon of students working for campus security, however, is common, experts say.
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Defending Commencement Protest
The much-praised critique of Haverford students by the substitute speaker ignored key facts about the protest movement and the nature of dissent on campus, writes Michael Rushmore.