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Rethinking the Optional Attendance Policy
We must reconsider optional attendance policies not least for the sake of students’ physical and mental health, Eric Skipper writes.
Student Veterans at Selective Colleges, 2022
Wick Sloane’s annual survey of how many student veterans are enrolled at highly selective colleges finds some meaningful progress, yet many institutions still not paying attention to the issue.
Remembering a Friend to Student Veterans
James Wright, Dartmouth’s former president, was well-known as an administrator and leader. Wick Sloane celebrates another set of his contributions.
The Shame of the Greek System
Fraternities and sororities should not be permitted to continue at American colleges and universities, Daniel R. Schwarz writes.
Higher Ed Is Failing Black and Latino Students
We must improve completion rates for students of color—but we also can’t keep funneling them to a system that doesn’t meet their needs, Wil Del Pilar and Dhanfu E. Elston write.
We Need the Youth Voting Rights Act Now
Proposed federal legislation to expand youth voter registration options and mandate on-campus polling places is badly needed, Anusha Natarajan writes.
Ethical College Admissions: The Supreme Court
Jim Jump writes of the implications of what the justices said.
What the People Want
Across partisan lines, citizens agree on one thing—how public universities should spend their money, David V. Rosowsky, E. Gordon Gee and Stephen M. Gavazzi write.