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Movements That Move the Teaching of History

In the wake of the recent women’s march, Betty M. Bayer analyzes the meaning of Seneca Falls -- and its role not only in the past but also the future of women’s and gender movements around equality and racial justice.

The Barrier Breaker: Remembering Stan Jones

Kevin Carey remembers the founder and president of Complete College America, who spent his life helping needy students get an education.

Cruelty at the Border

Whatever the results of legal challenges, the executive order barring travel to the U.S. from certain Muslim nations will drive foreign scholars and students to think more favorably about other -- more welcoming -- places, argues Robert Quinn.

Another Side of Bob Dylan

In Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan, Andrew McCarron faces an excess of material about his subject, not to mention more than 50 years of investigation, speculation and exegesis by obsessive fans, writes Scott McLemee.

A New Era of Student Unrest?

Colleges will undoubtedly face more student protests, write Nancy Thomas and Adam Gismondi. How can educators leverage this historic opportunity and encourage constructive, inclusive political learning and participation?

Online Cheating

Robert Ubell considers how serious a problem it is and what colleges should do about it.

Mill, Mao and Socrates

Harrison Fluss and Landon Frim describe three basic styles to teaching in the current politically charged environment.

Controversial Speech in a Polarized Climate

Activism and charged debate on campuses are certainly not new, but the intensity of the vitriol we’re seeing puts institutional leaders in unfamiliar territory, writes Kevin Kruger.