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Simplify, Simplify

Scott McLemee reviews A Philosophy of Simple Living by Jérôme Brillaud.

From the Office of the President…

Brian Rosenberg offers a satiric take on campus COVID policies.

Universities Should Look in the Mirror

Colleges have excellent faculty who are contributing new knowledge on equity and inclusion, but sadly that knowledge is rarely applied to the institutions themselves, writes Laurel Smith-Doerr.

Books or Bombs?

Now is the time for every college in the country to fight hard for the next massive investment in higher education, writes Matthew J. Camp.

Collaboration and Competition Don’t Need to Be Mortal Enemies in Graduate Admissions

Toby McChesney writes that deans can in fact work together to advance graduate education.

Colleges Must Learn From Sports Figures About Mental Health

The taboo against faculty and grad students admitting anxiety and depression is far greater than with professional athletes, argues Harvey J. Graff, and something colleges must reckon with.

Buying Time With Outdoor Classrooms

Numerous colleges have reminded faculty that they are allowed to teach their classes outside during the pandemic if they’d prefer, writes Martin Skladany, yet they should go a few steps further.

What Gets Measured Gets Done

Colleen K. Vesely, Supriya Baily, Jatin Ambegaonkar, Holly Klee and Stormi Woltz describe their process for identifying and organizing DEI data to help drive change at their university.