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The Unfairer Sex

Class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of women under Title IX have been part and parcel of the legal world for decades, write James Moore and Kursat Christoff Pekgoz, and now it's men's turn to band together.

The Misguided Repeal of Gainful Employment

The accountability regulation wasn't perfect, but it worked in weeding out poorly performing programs, Jonathan Kaplan writes. Let's improve it, not kill it.

Ethical College Admissions: Sharknado

A new lawsuit against the College Board -- over whether it sells student data -- raises important issues, writes Jim Jump.

The Ghost of Higher Education Past

In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, the question becomes whether or not Scrooge will see previous events as lessons that lead to transformation. Higher education finds itself in a similar position today, writes Arthur Levine.

Fair

A poem about final papers by Laurence Musgrove.

Bias in the Academy: Counting Co-Authors

We must be careful about properly crediting the work when we evaluate faculty members, argues Linus Yamane.

Good and Bad News About Employer Funding of Online Degrees

In the Third Age of online learning, companies are paying for their workers' online degrees. Does that bode well -- or ill -- for nonselective universities and their value proposition, Ryan Craig asks.

Is a President's Job Harder Than It Used to Be?

The really difficult part lies precisely in those areas where college and university leaders cannot borrow from corporate values and practices, writes Clara M. Lovett.