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Ethical College Admissions: Did ‘Turning the Tide’ Make a Difference?
Two years after a report called for major changes in college admissions, Jim Jump is looking for evidence that it made a difference.
Leadership Matters for Transfer Success
Community college and university presidents must lead the way in improving transfer student success, write Robert Templin and K. C. Deane.
Adults and Community College Degrees
Adults are coming to community colleges seeking a different approach to education, says Jim Jacobs, and that will require institutions to pay attention to a few important design features.
The Life-Shaping Power of Higher Education
Marvin Krislov reflects on the challenges over the past decade -- and the one thing that hasn’t changed.
College, Democracy and Social Media Empires
The absence of codes and regulations too often leads social media users to act on their worst instincts, writes Seamus Carey, who recommends holding social media companies accountable for removing and preventing hate speech.
Why Did Harvard Go Outside to Go Online?
Like most institutions, Harvard University -- ignoring its own business school’s predictions -- failed to get ready for the new digital economy, leaving it exposed to OPMs to fill the gap. Robert Ubell presents a cautionary tale.
Threat Level Normal
Scott McLemee examines recent scholarly discussions of mass shootings and the role that news reports play in amplifying our awareness of each increasingly horrific, yet a little less surprising, event.
Let’s Get Up Off Our Knees and Talk
Faculty members who teach both undergraduate and graduate students must go beyond symbolic protests and find a better way to grapple with complex social issues, writes Leslie P. Henderson.