Filter & Sort
An Alternative Approach to Affirmative Action
Catharine B. Hill writes that there’s a better way to make access to the largest subsidies at the more selective institutions available to talented students from all backgrounds.
Our Own Devices
Scott McLemee surveys new university press titles on information technology and digital media, covering topics ranging from technology in policing to online felines.
Creating a Culture of College Persistence
Career development offices can work differently and better to support first-generation and other disadvantaged students, writes Brittany Wampler.
COVID Conferences: Vulnerable Scholars Needn’t Apply
In scrapping remote options for conferences, academia has set out on a dangerous trajectory, Shira Lurie and Nicole Schroeder write.
‘Cancellation’ Narratives Mistake Symptoms as Causes
Poor training in teaching is one of several deeper organizational problems underlying issues like cancel culture and self-censorship, Kyle Sebastian Vitale writes.
The No-Roe Reality and Student Mental Health
Restrictions on abortion access will negatively impact student mental health, and colleges and counseling centers must be prepared, Carla Chugani writes.
Failing the Profession
Nursing school admissions practices need to change if the field is to become more diverse, writes Mindy N. Galvan.
Why I’d Gladly Exchange My Tenure for a Union
Juliet Shields hopes the dismantling of tenure seen at Emporia State and elsewhere might give way to a better system for protecting faculty rights—unionization.