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Combating Ukraine’s Brain Drain

Both Ukrainian and international universities have roles to play in building academic collaborations and encouraging Ukrainians to return after the war, Taras Dobko writes.

On Failing Organic Chemistry

Failing organic chemistry kept me from pursuing medicine and pushed me to pursue my passion for journalism. That may have been a good thing, Pamela Gwyn Kripke writes.
Opinion

Why Is the Affirmative Action Debate So Intense?

Kenneth McGhee considers all the factors that affect an admissions decision.

AI-Generated Essays Are Nothing to Worry About

And coming to terms with “robot writing” might just improve writing instruction, S. Scott Graham writes.

Museum Matters

Scott McLemee reviews Daniel H. Weiss’s Why the Museum Matters.

Let’s Subsidize Intellectual Curiosity Again

The student debt and tuition crises won’t be solved unless we start treating higher education as a public good, Nicole Barbaro writes.

Oil Money Undermines Academic Autonomy

Universities should ban fossil fuel industry funding for research on climate change and energy, Jake Lowe and Connor Chung write.
Opinion

Higher Education: Burning or Bright?

Yes, many Americans question higher ed’s value, but college presidents are answering their questions in innovative and important ways, Eileen L. Strempel and Stephen J. Handel write.