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Creating a Culture of College Persistence
Career development offices can work differently and better to support first-generation and other disadvantaged students, writes Brittany Wampler.
COVID Conferences: Vulnerable Scholars Needn’t Apply
In scrapping remote options for conferences, academia has set out on a dangerous trajectory, Shira Lurie and Nicole Schroeder write.
‘Cancellation’ Narratives Mistake Symptoms as Causes
Poor training in teaching is one of several deeper organizational problems underlying issues like cancel culture and self-censorship, Kyle Sebastian Vitale writes.
The No-Roe Reality and Student Mental Health
Restrictions on abortion access will negatively impact student mental health, and colleges and counseling centers must be prepared, Carla Chugani writes.
Failing the Profession
Nursing school admissions practices need to change if the field is to become more diverse, writes Mindy N. Galvan.
Why I’d Gladly Exchange My Tenure for a Union
Juliet Shields hopes the dismantling of tenure seen at Emporia State and elsewhere might give way to a better system for protecting faculty rights—unionization.
‘One Thing a Person Cannot Do…’
“… is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him!” A Thomas Schelling quote prompts Julius Nagy to reflect on the value of a liberal arts education.
Teach Students to Be Critics—and Builders
An essay calling on professors to teach students to be builders, not critics, rests on a false dichotomy, Stephen Pasqualina writes.