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Opinion
Espionage! (Not)
Scott McLemee reviews Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman’s A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press.
Friday Fragments
An unusual September, a survey crashes and burns, the “community college wage penalty” is discredited, and the uses of “notwithstanding.”
Opinion
Uncloaking the Hidden Force of Whiteness
Our antiracism work on campuses often fails to examine how such pervasive, systemic whiteness protects itself, writes Michael H. Gavin.
Yale in Houston
Houston represents America’s future, and higher ed is not stepping up to meet it, Ryan Craig writes.
5 Reasons That Slack Is Sort of Growing on Me
Can’t believe I’m saying this.
Selecting Empathic Leaders: 4 Qualities to Seek
In an era of disruption, when top administrators face intense scrutiny, key characteristics can foster resilience and model traits that reflect the core of university life, writes Michael Patullo.
Beneath the Student Loan Crisis, There’s an ROI Crisis
The reality is college doesn’t pay off for many graduates—and until we’re more transparent about that, the student loan crisis will be a recurrent one, Chris Keaveney writes.
Transforming Transfer at Selective Colleges and Universities
Selective schools must transform the transfer student experience to ensure that those admitted can thrive.