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Books or Bombs?

Now is the time for every college in the country to fight hard for the next massive investment in higher education, writes Matthew J. Camp.

Collaboration and Competition Don’t Need to Be Mortal Enemies in Graduate Admissions

Toby McChesney writes that deans can in fact work together to advance graduate education.

Colleges Must Learn From Sports Figures About Mental Health

The taboo against faculty and grad students admitting anxiety and depression is far greater than with professional athletes, argues Harvey J. Graff, and something colleges must reckon with.

Buying Time With Outdoor Classrooms

Numerous colleges have reminded faculty that they are allowed to teach their classes outside during the pandemic if they’d prefer, writes Martin Skladany, yet they should go a few steps further.

What Gets Measured Gets Done

Colleen K. Vesely, Supriya Baily, Jatin Ambegaonkar, Holly Klee and Stormi Woltz describe their process for identifying and organizing DEI data to help drive change at their university.
Opinion

Higher Education Has a Data Problem

Unable to piece together all the different indicators, colleges and their instructors struggle to glean real wisdom, let alone adjust to a student’s needs, write Cathy O’Bryan and Bhavin Shah.

When Did Supporting the GRE Become Being Antidiversity?

Alberto Acereda writes that supporting more diversity in graduate education does not mean one needs to oppose the GRE.

Ethical College Admissions: The College Counselor as Hollywood Agent

Jim Jump writes that the power of a high school counselor to pick up the phone and get a student in was never as real as imagined.