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Mental Illness Isn’t the Only Reason Someone Takes Their Own Life

Research shows that socioeconomic inequality, workload, bullying and neurodivergence can all factor into someone dying by suicide.

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Faculty Should Lead Way in Responding to Compact 2.0

No university should respond to Secretary McMahon’s letter without significant faculty involvement.

By Kumble Subbaswamy

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Moral Instruction Will Not Stop Cheating

The way to stop cheating is to worry less about cheating and more about learning.

By John Warner

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What 5 Years of Taliban Rule Reveals About Authoritarianism and Higher Ed

Five years after the U.S. troop withdrawal, the Taliban is reshaping Afghanistan’s higher education institutions in its image.

By Abdul Aziz Mohibbi and Noah Coburn

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The Blurry Lines of Board Leadership

Discipline, not intervention, defines strong boards.

By Denise Williams Mallett

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Behind the Scenes of the College Presidency

For three years, The Sandbox has revealed a side of higher education leadership most of us will never see.

By Sara Custer

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Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea

Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science.

By Evan D. Morris