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Who Owns the Bachelor's Degree?

Community college presidents believe they should be allowed to award bachelor's degree to reach students left behind by traditional four-year institutions. Growing evidence says they're right, Mary Alice McCarthy writes.

An Asset Perspective on First-Gen Students

A necessary recognition of very real challenges facing such students should be balanced with helping them express the distinctive knowledge and skills they bring to college, argues William G. Durden.

Supporting First-Generation Students

Alecea Standlee recommends some policies and practices that college administrators and faculty members should consider to help such students succeed.

Why Online Is an Ethical Practice

Online is a crucial path for many underrepresented students and should expand. But if colleges don’t understand how virtual students differ from their residential peers and support them with robust online student services, Robert Ubell writes, they will miss the mark.

How Universities Can Neutralize the Propagandists of the Day

Such propagandists seek to dominate our social and information landscapes, thereby undermining our critical thinking abilities, Phillip G. Clampitt and M. Lee Williams warn.

The Versatility of Nathan Glazer

His scholarly accomplishments were legion and well-known, but many people may have overlooked his contributions to the development of Harvard University Press, writes Lindsay Waters.
Opinion

My Black and Latinx Students Need Affirmative Action

My students face numerous obstacles inside and outside of school. Being scapegoated for taking seats should not be one of them, writes Yoo Eun Kim.

Ethical College Admissions: The Language of Scandal

Is it an "admissions scandal" or not? Jim Jump considers the words and their importance.