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Can Campuses Be Where the Political Tribes of America Meet?
Many campuses are dots of blue in a sea of red. Even as we in higher ed build towards a multicultural future, can we communicate to our heartland neighbors that they will thrive in that future too?
4 Funerals and an Ending
A professor and a person can perish on the way to publishing, writes Robert Zaretsky.
Talking Presidents Off the Ledge
College presidents today are confronting challenges that they did not create and often can’t control, writes Susan Resneck Pierce.
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating Your Job Offer
It takes some practice, but if you know and understand the basics, you can become much better at it, advises Gaia Vasiliver-Shamis.
Ethical College Admissions: Rethinking the Rec Letter
Jim Jump wonders if they are serving applicants and colleges as they should.
Research in the Humanities: Who’s Counting?
As humanists, to make an impression inside our institutions and in the outside world, we need to do a much better job of counting the support our faculty members receive to pursue their work, argues George Justice.
Some College, No Degree, and Critical Mass
Tennessee leads the way.