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Higher Ed’s Role in Addressing School Violence
Kathleen McCartney outlines the key ways colleges can support K-12 students and help advance the movement they have started.
Can Higher Ed Change America’s Negative View?
Catharine Bond Hill examines three primary reasons for higher education institutions' fall from grace.
It's Time for the Talk
Graduate programs, not just undergraduate colleges, need to think about whether they need standardized admissions tests and whether they are using them in appropriate ways, write Julie R. Posselt and Casey W. Miller.
Ethical College Admissions: Kathmandu and Tyler Too
The scandal involving the treatment of students from Nepal is among the worst in college admissions, writes Jim Jump.
In the Fall
Scott McLemee explores the connections between various books forthcoming from scholarly presses.
From Austerity to Attacks on Scholars
Dana Cloud examines the neoliberal academy in the age of Trump, arguing that the recent bullying is, in fact, closely tied to other long-term attempts to minimize the critical potential of universities.
Bright Lines Between Traditional Degrees and Microcredentials
As colleges respond to student needs with shorter-term credentials, we should be transparent about what they represent and how they differ from degrees, Scott Greenberg writes.
Psychology and Free Speech
There are no good alternatives to free expression, write Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci, who draw on their recent research on bias and reasoning to suggest paths forward for higher education.