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American Studies Association Members Object to Gaza Statement

Roughly 70 members of the American Studies Association released a signed letter Tuesday taking issue with the statement on Gaza...
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Weighing Perceptions Against Realities of Going to College

A new poll of high school students found that cost has a significant influence on the college they attend, but so do perceptions about the experience they’ll have there.

Jane Swift, a light-skinned woman with long gray hair wearing a black shirt, sits at her desk at the Education at Work headquarters in Arizona.

How Jane Swift Is Supporting Meaningful Student Work

In this Q&A, Swift, new president of the nonprofit Education at Work, shares how her organization is working with colleges and corporations to help students gain valuable, and paid, real-world experiences—plus what she thinks career centers and educators must do to better prepare students.

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The Latest on Campus Cuts

McGill University in Canada could cut hundreds of jobs due to projected enrollment losses, while other institutions are weighing much smaller reductions.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a brown-skinned man with bright gray hair wearing the traditional military uniform of the surgeon general, is flanked by Kate Bowler, a professor of American religion at Duke, who is wearing pink, and men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, a light-skinned man wearing a blue suit, onstage at the Page Auditorium at Duke University.

The New Plague on Campus: Loneliness

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour last month, highlighting the role colleges can play in curing the loneliness epidemic.

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Opinion

There’s No Safety in Playing It Safe

Those of us teaching about race and racism can’t appease our would-be government censors with minor course modifications. Instead, we must push back, Cyndi Kernahan writes.

A robot holds a painting and offers it to a man in a suit. In the background, another man is sitting on the floor with his head in his hands.

Art Schools Get Creative Tackling AI

The rise of ChatGPT and visual AI platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E have some artists crying foul when it comes to fair use. But art institutions transformed by the digital revolution see AI as the logical next step. 

Office for Civil Rights Warns Colleges on Antisemitism and Islamophobia

Colleges and universities are legally required to protect students from antisemitism and Islamophobia, the Education Department reminded institutions Tuesday. “Hate-based...