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An Inside Look at Why Accreditation Works
Describing his service on a voluntary visiting team, Bob Ubell defends regional accreditation as a form of “deliberative democracy” and urges us not to hand it over to a federal education police force.
The Audacity to Innovate: Pioneering an Online J.D. Program
Responding to the challenges they've faced, law schools are moving cautiously -- and boldly -- into digital education, writes Christopher P. Chapman.
Colleges Re-Bound?
We need high-quality educational and training options for people who truly don’t want degrees, but such options cannot replace degrees and should not be an excuse to ignore social and economic inequities, argues Chris W. Gallagher.
What’s Wrong With the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Rather than establish an official definition of anti-Semitism, the U.S. Congress should consider legislation that would focus investigative departments on harassment of students, argue Cary Nelson and other members of the Alliance for Academic Freedom.
Ethical College Admissions: Scholarships or Product Placement?
Free money for college? Beware of the offers, writes Jim Jump.
Creating a Culture of Cronyism
A lucrative form of patronage appears to be emerging at Michigan State in the wake of the Nassar scandal, write James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde.
Anchoring an Argument
Scott McLemee considers Leo R. Chavez's Anchor Babies and The Challenge of Birthright Citizenship, which makes clear how little has been added to the stock of anti-immigrant rhetoric over the past century.
The Case for Heritage Programming in Study Abroad
It may provide, among other benefits, a way to increase study-abroad participation among students of color, writes William N. Pruitt III.