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Dear President Obama …

While the administration should be praised for focusing on rising tuition rates, it needs to craft its policies with care, writes Robert J. Sternberg.

Office Mix Up

It's time for colleges to stop organizing faculty offices by discipline, writes Peter A. Coclanis.

Judging Patron Saints

When a key figure in a university's history has a contested history, how should the institution respond? asks Kenneth P. Ruscio.

Gender: M/F/It's Complicated

"The Lives of Transgender People" presents the findings from a 3500-person survey. Scott McLemee takes a walk on the wild side.

Redoing Pell

Arthur Hauptman proposes a reset for the U.S. government's main financial aid program, to restore it to its initial purpose of assuring the neediest students that they will have funds for college.

The Forgotten Middle Class

With Pell Grants no longer keeping up with students' need, the federal government should end its tuition tax credit and use the savings to increase Pell awards, Hamid Shirvani writes.

What Should I Do About Jacob?

An anonymous faculty member discusses the questions raised by a recent experience teaching a student with intellectual disabilities.

A Good Fit

After investing nearly 16 years in a full-time faculty job, Carolyn Foster Segal gives it up -- and suggests that others ask some hard questions before taking jobs like hers.