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Ethical College Admissions: What We Know
Jim Jump reviews the data on test-optional policies and considers what he would still like to know.
‘Diploma Mill’
Scott McLemee reviews Diploma Mill: The Rise and Fall of Dr. John Buchanan and the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania by David Alan Johnson.
Presidential Spouses and Partners: Clarifying Expectations
In the abbreviated circumstances of presidential searches, Susan Resneck Pierce asks, how can the spouse or partner ensure a clear understanding of their responsibilities?
Casting Public Imagination for the Evolving Major
A decline in the English major is a crisis not of marketing but rather of public imagination, argues Jennifer Clifton.
The Health of the English Major
Kent Cartwright examines some of the strengths and weaknesses of the English major and reports that the news is not all bad.
Private Colleges Need a New Agenda
To avoid closure or merger, they must begin to think differently, argues W. Kent Barnds.
Let's Do the Time Warp Again
As we approach the new year, Scott McLemee gives a preview of some of the new books coming out in 2019.
In Defense of the Chicago Principles
They have become a gold standard among institutions that wish to show their commitment to American higher education's core principle of freedom of expression, argues Michael Poliakoff.