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A Broader Way of Thinking About Well-Being

More counselors won’t be enough: a new movement seeks to center student, faculty and staff well-being through structures and policies across campus, Marcelle Hayashida writes.

First-Person Singular

Scott McLemee highlights forthcoming university press books of a more personal nature.

F. Scott and the Qatar World Cup

In watching the World Cup in Qatar in a world rife with whataboutism, David S. Busch reflects on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definition of intelligence.

The Global Significance of Fossil Fuel Divestment

We’re in a climate emergency, and it’s time for universities to take action, Sheldon Pollock and Jacqueline Goodman write.
Opinion

Why I Enrolled in Developmental Math

Ashley Flood writes of enrolling in a developmental math course and convening a study group to help students who had failed before find success.

Deficiency Mind-Set Bedevils Developmental Math

Colleges should design pathways to meet students’ different preparation levels and goals rather than foist algebra on everyone in the name of numeracy, Ben Weng writes.

Stewarding the Presidency

Concerned by the frequency in presidential transitions, Mark Putnam calls for a change in perspective.

Holding the Line

Hollis Robbins shares her takeaways from that academic freedom conference at Stanford.