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The word "harmful," spelled out in block letters, with one block per letter. Other blocks are strewn in the background.

What’s Missing From the Discourse on ‘Harm’

Recognizing the very real trauma many students from historically marginalized backgrounds bring to campus is not the same as coddling them, Nimisha Barton writes.

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Why Aren’t We Asking Questions of AI?

As students and professors grow more skilled at commanding chatbots to produce the outputs they want, Sean Ross Meehan wonders what this will mean for question-based inquiry. 

A collection of open books and notebooks, plus some black-and-white pictures, strewn on a table, as if being actively used for research. The books have an appearance of oldness.

Does Humanities Research Still Matter?

The rapid collapse in available research funding is one crisis in the humanities we aren’t talking enough about, Asheesh Kapur Siddique writes.

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Racial Threat and Affirmative Action

My research speaks to the complex racial dynamics underlying the recent Supreme Court decision rejecting affirmative action in admissions, Andrew Ifedapo Thompson writes.

Book jackets for eight different books featured in the accompanying review.

World-Wide Weird

Scott McLemee looks ahead to some ‘promisingly weird’ books from university presses due out this fall.

A professor standing in front of a chalkboard shakes a student's hand.

Trust the Process: Helping Students Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Faculty and staff members who interact with students can take five actions to help those with self-doubt and other struggles that may impact completion of a degree, writes David Stoddard.

A close-up of a hand holding a sign that reads "Call to Action."

A Tenured Full Professor’s Call to Arms

Tenured full professors must weaponize their privilege in higher ed’s defense, Mathew H. Gendle writes.

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Most Career Outcome Narratives Are Incomplete

Colleges should closely analyze how postgraduation employment outcomes differ based on race, class and first-generation student status, Hayley A. Haywood writes.