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The skills measured by conventional standardized exams don't appear to be central to STEM success, Robert J. Sternberg writes, and colleges should not rely on such tests in isolation.

Colleges need to make the case for recruiting international students once again, writes Anna Wise.

They don't deserve what higher education offers, writes Lawrence C. Ross Jr.

Does changing a college's name advance social justice? Reviewing some of the history of racism on campuses, John R. Thelin urges facing the past as well as erasing it.

While the pandemic has created significant financial challenges for many higher education institutions, the campus itself may be the solution, Grace Winters and Elizabeth Levin write.

Institutions should consider developing guidelines to address the main objections to doing so, argues Ruth A. Starkman.

Human rights education is not the solution to every societal ill, but it is the foundation for identifying the source of problems and paths to solve them, Rick Halperin writes.

Colleges should provide free flu shots to all faculty, staff and students and consider making vaccination mandatory for those who want to return to campus, Nancy Kass and Jonathan Links write.