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Biological Gender in Fair Competitive Sports Policy
Allowing biologically male athletes on female teams will continue a practice of unfair sex-based disadvantage for women at our colleges and universities, argues Angie Kirk.
How to Break the College Bubble
More students are going to college close to home, but attending institutions in different communities can enhance viewpoint diversity and cultural growth in important ways, writes Samuel J. Abrams.
Affirmative Action and Afflicting the Comfortable
Michael A. Olivas, a longtime expert on higher education law, shares his thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to take two key cases challenging affirmative action in admissions.
Do Algorithms Really Contribute to Higher Education’s Crisis?
Bob Massa and Bill Conley review why they are used and say the fears are misplaced.
What Keeps a President Up at Night
It’s a wonder college leaders even attempt to sleep these days, but the most obvious crises aren’t what fuel my worst nightmares, writes Mary Dana Hinton.
Fostering Wellness During a Time of Continued COVID Uncertainty
Campus counselor Tracee Anderson offers advice on meeting evolving mental health needs of college students.
The Big Threat to Academic Freedom No One’s Talking About
College athletes lack the rights other students enjoy because those rights have been subsumed by business imperatives, write Stephen T. Casper, Jay M. Smith and Nathan Kalman-Lamb.
Fire Mark Schlissel, but Don’t Troll Him
People deserve to know why he was dismissed, but sharing all the lovey-dovey emails serves no interest except our sadistic desire to feel superior, writes Jonathan Zimmerman.