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Choosing a College: The Virtues of a Good Misfit
All the talk about helping prospective students find "the perfect fit" may be discouraging them from truly valuable experiences at colleges where they may thrive, writes Diana Senechal.
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Ethical College Admissions: After the Applications Are In
Ethical choices don't go away at this stage in the process, especially if an applicant does something that may hurt his or her chances, writes Jim Jump.
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How Faculty Can Help Student Parents Succeed
Larissa M. Mercado-López offers advice for how faculty members can better support student who are parents as well as those who are caregivers in other ways.
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Uncomfortably Numb
Scott McLemee reviews Laurent de Sutter's Narcocapitalism: An End to the Anaesthetic Society.
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A Failure to Get at a Problem's Roots
Hockey pucks for active shooters and other things I don't understand.
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Nose to the Grindstone
Getting your dissertation done will require a lot of hard work, but you can do it!