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State appropriations originally intended to subsidize higher education based on enrollment are being redeployed to prop up colleges that are financially struggling, writes Christopher Fiorentino, who recommends a new approach.

By Christopher Fiorentino

Community college students are not just focused on vocational skills training but are also as committed to learning for its own sake as the students in selective liberal arts institutions, argues Michael Thurston.

By Michael Thurston

We should redesign gen ed so that it doesn't package students' learning in a way that treats them as uninterested, unintellectual and incapable, argues Paul Hanstedt.

By Paul Hanstedt

The arguments are weak, writes Raymond A. Brown.

By Raymond A. Brown

A new report from EAB suggests that poaching may become widespread, but that doesn't make it wise, writes Jim Jump.

By Jim Jump

Scott McLemee ruminates on the passing of literary critic George Steiner.

By Scott McLemee

The practice can promote diversity and inclusion if institutions have a willingness to take a creative approach to faculty recruitment and retention, argues Elizabeth S. Chilton.

By Elizabeth S. Chilton

Institutions can be unfamiliar with what their university presses do or with their own integral role in supporting scholarly publishing, argue Kathryn Conrad and Jennifer Crewe, which can lead to hasty or inaccurate judgments.

By Sarah Bray et al.