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The Kids Aren’t All Right—but Hope Can Help

Colleges have a role in cultivating hopefulness in a generation of young people suffering the mental health effects of the pandemic and political conflict, Sian Beilock writes.
Opinion

Is It Time to Get Admissions Counselors Off the Road?

John Roberts reviews the trends and asks why they are still there.

Be a Gate Opener, Not a Gatekeeper

We teach students the rules for applying to grad school—but what if we committed, equally, to rewriting the rules that have historically excluded many students, Michael A. Hunt asks.

Is a Merger a Closure by Another Name?

Extreme care must be taken to ensure the smaller college’s mission is preserved, Jim Murphy writes.

When a Hamline Happens

Carol Quillen considers questions and challenges brought to the fore by the controversy over images of the Prophet Muhammad shown in an art class.
Opinion

Countering the Rise of White Nationalism

Colleges must take a more proactive role in helping students avoid indoctrination into white nationalism, Karen Gaffney writes.

What Are Chapel Hill Faculty Afraid Of?

The UNC Chapel Hill board is doing its job—and a good one at that—in proposing a new School of Civic Life and Leadership, Michael Poliakoff writes.

Raising a Flag on Colleges’ Sports Gambling Play

College leaders have been neglectful of moral and compliance-related risks in signing agreements with sports betting companies, John R. Thelin and Eric Thomas Weber write.