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A New Future for Humanities Funding?
Grant-making organizations should move away from traditional patterns of support and reward a broader group of institutions and scholars, argues Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera.
Everything Has a History -- but Only for the Elite?
The attack on the humanities, especially at less selective universities, is a violation of some of the basic premises of undergraduate education, argue Mary Beth Norton and James Grossman.
An Investment That Would Pay Off for Society
Our failure to enact racial and economic justice in higher education costs the United States close to $956 billion per year, write Anthony P. Carnevale and Kathryn Peltier Campbell.
Students: You're Doing Better Than You Think. And You Should Still Ask for Help
In the wake of the pandemic, it’s time to rethink how we approach campus mental health, says Elisa Bolton.
Colleges Must Require the Study of Well-Being in High School
They should require students to take for-credit mental health courses in secondary school as a mandatory part of the admissions process, argues Sherrie Page.
It's Time for the IRS to Question Legacy Admissions
The practice favors the wealthy and should end, writes Yair Listokin.
The Key to Safe and Sustained College Reopenings
We must leverage the power and effectiveness of high-volume antigen tests, writes Julianne Malveaux.
Human Conditions, Early and Otherwise
Scott McLemee reviews fall 2021 books on human origins and development.