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Why We Must Balance Emotion and Intellect

The best college teaching has always included both rational argument and emotional insight -- a combination that is more crucial than ever in classrooms today, argues John R. Swallow.

The Increasingly High Price of Confidentiality

University governing boards are taking extreme steps to keep secret the names of finalists for presidencies, writes Judith Wilde, sometimes even tapping campus police for help.

Ethical College Admissions: Affirmative Action Rollback

The Trump administration hasn't made it impossible for colleges to consider race in admissions, but it appears to be moving in that direction, writes Jim Jump.

It's Past Time to Ban the Box

Britain provides a model for what American colleges can do, writes Bradley D. Custer.

‘Weeping Sutra’

A poem by Laurence Musgrove on teachers.

It's Time to Talk Sustainability

It's better for historically black colleges and universities to consider merging than to close in disgrace, argues Harry L. Williams.

Some Questions for Assessophiles

Alex Small takes issue with some of the approaches and aims of the assessment movement.

The Neglected Implications of Grant Culture

A requirement that research faculty members obtain grants to achieve tenure is, in some cases, patently unethical, argues Scott O. Lilienfeld.