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For Military and Higher Ed, a Shared Dilemma

With their challenges well aligned, higher ed and the military should work together to reduce the opportunity costs of volunteering for military service, Mike Haynie writes.
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The Kids Aren’t All Right—but Hope Can Help

Colleges have a role in cultivating hopefulness in a generation of young people suffering the mental health effects of the pandemic and political conflict, Sian Beilock writes.

Is It Time to Get Admissions Counselors Off the Road?

John Roberts reviews the trends and asks why they are still there.

Be a Gate Opener, Not a Gatekeeper

We teach students the rules for applying to grad school—but what if we committed, equally, to rewriting the rules that have historically excluded many students, Michael A. Hunt asks.

Is a Merger a Closure by Another Name?

Extreme care must be taken to ensure the smaller college’s mission is preserved, Jim Murphy writes.
Opinion

When a Hamline Happens

Carol Quillen considers questions and challenges brought to the fore by the controversy over images of the Prophet Muhammad shown in an art class.
Opinion

Countering the Rise of White Nationalism

Colleges must take a more proactive role in helping students avoid indoctrination into white nationalism, Karen Gaffney writes.
Opinion

What Are Chapel Hill Faculty Afraid Of?

The UNC Chapel Hill board is doing its job—and a good one at that—in proposing a new School of Civic Life and Leadership, Michael Poliakoff writes.