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The Need for a Recovery of the Humanities
To recover the trust of students and their families, Michael S. Roth writes, we must overcome our cultivated insularity.
A Gen Z Guide to Inclusivity
Shawna Shapiro explores the results of interviews with dozens of students on the topic and some of the surprises she encountered.
Ethical College Admissions: Presidents as Admission Officers
Northwestern's leader may know more about admissions than many other presidents, writes Jim Jump, but there are still ethical issues raised by his making hundreds of admissions decisions.
This Long Conversation
Scott McLemee reviews Jenifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.
Why Every University Needs an Africa Strategy
Just as many academic institutions now regret their slow start in China, so will they come to regret missing out on early opportunities in this increasingly important and fast-growing region, Grant T. Harris warns.
The Wrong Response to a Tragedy
When devastating international crises like the one in Sri Lanka occur, Judith Shapiro asks, what should be a campus's first consideration?
How to Make the GPA Less Flawed
For decades, American society has reduced student success, or failure, to this number completely absent of any context, Adam Piggott and Tom Solomon argue.
Opinion
Liberal Arts Under Pressure
Making cuts to liberal arts courses overlooks the significant benefits such an education provides to students, workers and the economy, writes Roger W. Ferguson Jr.