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U.S. research universities have seen a drop in citation impact and academic reputation as institutions in East Asia and the Middle East have been gaining ground, Phil Baty writes.

The controversial firing of an organic chemistry professor at New York University speaks to broader issues about student success in “weed-out” courses, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.

Both colleges and employers must fix work-readiness failures and inequitable work-readiness practices, writes Brandon Busteed.

Catharine B. Hill writes that there’s a better way to make access to the largest subsidies at the more selective institutions available to talented students from all backgrounds.

Career development offices can work differently and better to support first-generation and other disadvantaged students, writes Brittany Wampler.

Scott McLemee surveys new university press titles on information technology and digital media, covering topics ranging from technology in policing to online felines.

In scrapping remote options for conferences, academia has set out on a dangerous trajectory, Shira Lurie and Nicole Schroeder write.

Poor training in teaching is one of several deeper organizational problems underlying issues like cancel culture and self-censorship, Kyle Sebastian Vitale writes.