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Ethical College Admissions: Should a University Have Trade Secrets?
Jim Jump considers why Princeton and other competitive colleges don't want their internal admissions mechanisms shared.
How Wealthy Chinese Students Game the System
Burgess Mandella offers an inside look at how the favored in China impress American admissions officers.
Paving the Way to More Reliable Research
Stephanie Wykstra describes how scholars and researchers are working to restore confidence in peer-reviewed science.
How Undergraduate Research Drives Science Forward
Unfair biases lead to the undervaluation of the role of such research in the advancement of knowledge, write David S. Rovnyak and George C. Shields.
An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos
Donald J. Farish offers a philanthropic suggestion to the billionaire: award transformative gifts to colleges.
Good Old-Fashioned Nostalgia
Scott McLemee highlights another round of titles from next season’s offerings from university presses.
Who’s Afraid of Course Requirements?
Without rigor and cohesive requirements, the liberal arts will eventually confront a future of irrelevance, argues Michael B. Poliakoff.
Teaching Moments From the ‘Hypatia’ Controversy
Trysh Travis considers the controversy at Hypatia over Rebecca Tuvel’s article on “transracialism” in hopes of extracting some potential teaching moments from it.