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Rebecca Vidra knew recommendation letters as a recipient of them, but not as the mother of an applicant.

Especially if trained to do so, we faculty members should shift our mind-sets and become much more a part of students’ network of mental health care, writes Krista Speicher Sarraf.

Has the pandemic shown us how and why shared governance is fatally flawed? Timothy Kaufman-Osborn explores the answer to that question.

We should require that people take a basic civics test -- along the lines of a citizenship exam -- as a prerequisite for holding public office, argues Harvey J. Graff.

As the pandemic has forced students to make shifts in their career decisions, career centers can help equip them to adapt, writes Austin Wechter.

While certainly not opposed to saving students money, Stuart Barbier questions the assumption that free or low-cost textbooks are a better choice for students simply for that reason.

Higher education needs much more to achieve true diversity, writes Karen Cox.

Andrew Delbanco and Loni Bordoloi Pazich describe a model for engaging students who seek respite from the pre-professional treadmill and for expanding teaching opportunities for faculty.