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The Candidates' Higher Ed Bidding Wars

Any proposal to spend federal dollars on higher education should concentrate on those who actually need the help, for otherwise it is money wasted, argues David Kirp.

The Case for an Institutionally Owned Knowledge Infrastructure

The many bottlenecks that the commercial monopoly on research information has imposed are stimulating new strategies, write James W. Weis, Amy Brand and Joi Ito.

Ethical College Admissions: Applicants’ Remorse

There are many reasons for the affliction, writes Jim Jump.

College Admissions Testing: Even More of an Arms Race

The changes to the ACT will only exacerbate the problems, writes Ben Paris.

A Not-So-Tidy Narrative

Students aren’t going to college just to get a job -- and that matters, write Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta.

The Mathematics of Flourishing

Scott McLemee reviews Francis Su's Mathematics for Human Flourishing.

How First-Year Comp Can Save the World

What if the best about composition teaching, Deborah L. Williams asks, became the pedagogical default instead of the exception?

When Colleges and Universities Stop Making Sense

Higher education institutions and their leaders -- who claim to help graduates develop critical thinking -- are doing too little to combat the growing lack of reason roiling our society, Ryan Craig writes.