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We Shouldn’t Give Up on Literacy-Based Learning
In the push for active and learner-oriented instruction, let’s not abandon classic methods of reading, writing and lecturing, Matt Ayars argues.
Of Bondholders, Bankers and Burgeoning Debt
One of the not-so-openly-discussed motivations that colleges have for opening this fall may be the billions of debt they've amassed for dorms and dining halls, James Finkelstein argues.
The Current Plight of International Students
Kavita Daiya explains why American colleges need to help international students (and their own bottom lines) now.
Not a Blank Check
To attract more international students in the future, colleges must start seeing them not as revenue generators but as providing an opportunity for intercultural learning, argues Ryan P. Deuel.
Let's Get the College Board and ACT Out of Admissions
COVID-19 has changed the equation, writes Ryan Gildersleeve.
Students Aren’t the Best Rule Followers
Just knowing how to keep themselves safe is not enough for students to actually do it, advises Lee Burdette Williams.
Are Campus Leaders Prepared for the Impact of the Racial Crisis?
Many colleges have not meaningfully addressed their own histories of exclusion and must work harder to engage in racial healing, write Adrianna Kezar, Sharon Fries-Britt and Lorelle Espinosa.
The Question of Living Spaces
Carla Yanni, an architecture expert, and Holly Taylor, a bioethicist, explore the problem of residence halls during the pandemic.