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Fear Factors

Scott McLemee reviews Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America, by Christopher D. Bader, Joseph O. Baker, L. Edward Day and Ann Gordon.

Change Federal Rules So Colleges Can Survive and Thrive

The Education Department should allow emergency approvals for online degree programs so American institutions can educate international and other students place bound by COVID-19, Michael B. Horn and Paul Freedman argue.

Federal Rescue Package for Higher Ed

Congress and the Trump administration should act now to save higher education amid the pandemic and recession, writes Nate Johnson.

The COVID-19 Crisis and International Students

Institutions are quickly reacting to how the outbreak might impact domestic students studying abroad, but they've not focused enough attention on international students on their campuses, argues Ruby Cheng.

Resilience and Resistance: Fighting for Higher Education in Prison

Higher education is a basic human need. The opportunity should be available to anyone who pursues it, writes prison inmate Lyle C. May.

Rejected

A new study illuminates the many barriers that people in prison confront in continuing their education -- barriers that should be removed, argue Megan Quattlebaum and Haley Glover.

Changing the Academic Paradigm

In response to a recent article about professors' responsibility to help prepare their students for careers, Rob Fried says students -- not instructors -- primarily own that responsibility. But the college has a role to play.

Will Regional Accreditation Go National?

The federal government opened the door for regional accreditors to operate in other parts of the country, and one agency is taking advantage, Judith Eaton writes. Is this a good idea or a bad one?