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Creating Social Change and Student Success
Kevin Kruger and Catherine Parkay suggest three ways higher education can successfully use behavioral science to increase student completion.
Academic Freedom Goes to Court
The repression of academics in Turkey is worsening, writes Scott McLemee, who describes the growing international protest on behalf of such scholars and how one might join it.
Student Loans, Bankruptcy and the Silence of Presidents
College and university leaders should support current legislation that would return standard bankruptcy protections to student loans and restore basic fairness to the lending system, argues Alan Collinge.
Students' Vital Role in OER
Through creating and spreading open educational resources, students learn more and make an impact on the world, writes Christina Hendricks.
Learning From World Literature in the South
Editing the Norton Anthology of World Literature ultimately changed Martin Puchner's view of the literary marketplace and what literature can do.
Note to Congress: Create Incentives, Not Taxes
A change in Congress’s proposed excise tax provision could encourage institutions to use their resources to educate more talented low- and middle-income students, argues Catharine B. Hill.
Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax
The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard.
Ethical College Admissions: Affirmative Action for Men
Jim Jump considers the extra point that was awarded -- only to male applicants -- by Brigham Young.