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Remembering a Friend to Student Veterans

James Wright, Dartmouth’s former president, was well-known as an administrator and leader. Wick Sloane celebrates another set of his contributions.

The Shame of the Greek System

Fraternities and sororities should not be permitted to continue at American colleges and universities, Daniel R. Schwarz writes.

Higher Ed Is Failing Black and Latino Students

We must improve completion rates for students of color—but we also can’t keep funneling them to a system that doesn’t meet their needs, Wil Del Pilar and Dhanfu E. Elston write.

We Need the Youth Voting Rights Act Now

Proposed federal legislation to expand youth voter registration options and mandate on-campus polling places is badly needed, Anusha Natarajan writes.
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: The Supreme Court

Jim Jump writes of the implications of what the justices said.

What the People Want

Across partisan lines, citizens agree on one thing—how public universities should spend their money, David V. Rosowsky, E. Gordon Gee and Stephen M. Gavazzi write.

The Self, Decentered

Scott McLemee reviews Gregory Berns’s The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities.

Academic Twitter Is Worth Fighting For

There’s a lot to lose if academics leave their favorite “hellsite” in droves, Dominik Stecuła writes.