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State universities must step up to address employer demand for tailored, knowledge-based degrees to help employees meaningfully advance in their careers, Jim Shea writes.

The Pell Grant should be doubled, but it should only be applicable to institutions where Pell combined with other forms of grant aid covers 80 percent of the cost of attendance, David Ferreira writes.

Students for Fair Admissions’ brief to the Supreme Court shows its real target is the Grutter ruling, writes Jim Jump.

Stymied by California’s outdated master plan for higher education, the state should look to Texas’ approach to supporting emerging research universities, Adela de la Torre writes.

Scott McLemee reviews Ron E. Hassner’s Anatomy of Torture.

A peer-counseling program at St. Lawrence University aims to break the stigma around issues of student athlete mental health, Elisa Van Kirk and Carolyn Holran write.

Colleges should reach across the campus and collaborate with established resources in the community rather than relying on traditional models of campus counseling, writes Eric Wood.

A fictional tale by Mark Edmundson explores the “ethical commitments” professors are and are not being invited to make.