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Talk About Class

Colleges that want first-generation college students to thrive need to talk -- in supportive ways -- about the realities of social class in America and in higher education, write Nicole M. Stephens, MarYam G. Hamedani and Mesmin Destin.

A First Step

Representative Mark Takano writes that the administration's new proposals are positive, but don't go far enough in cracking down on poorly performing for-profit colleges.

Building Walls to the Middle Class

The Education Department's gainful employment regulations are an attack on for-profit institutions and their students, writes Steve Gunderson.

Collaboration, Not Competition

Arguments that state higher education systems constrain flagship universities miss the point: public universities best serve their states and students when they work in unison, Nancy Zimpher argues.

Why We Need College Ratings

We must give students and families the right kind of information -- about multiple factors, and not blended into a single institutional rating -- about one of the most expensive purchases they will ever make, writes Carrie Warick.

Personal Economy and Liberal Arts

Yes, it matters what our students major in -- but it may matter less than their maturity and perseverance and other interpersonal skills, writes Lee Williams.

Documentary History

A new book traces the background of scholarship in the age of instant reproduction. Scott McLemee gets out the highlighter.

Practicing What He Preaches

Star professors who talk about the importance of public higher ed but teach at elite privates send one message, writes Abraham Gutman. Those who take jobs at public universities send a much better message.