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A Federal-State Partnership for Higher Ed Funding
The federal government can play a role in reducing public college costs by establishing a flexible matching grant program, Kevin Miller writes.
Conveying Fragility
Higher education when democracy is in crisis.
‘Don’t Buy Your Underwear in Town’
An unsuccessful search for the female president who first uttered those words, and other insights about being the first woman to lead an institution.
Will Pandemic-Era Traumas Have Lasting Effects?
Lessons from the Great Depression.
Affirmative Action Is Probably Dead: Now What?
Antar Tichavakunda and Suneal Kolluri review the options for those who worry about the Supreme Court’s possible decision.
Our House Is Burning
Traditional approaches to civic education are not sufficient to counter the urgent threats to American democracy, Eric Mlyn writes.
Shape Your Ph.D.
Sonali Majumdar and James M. Van Wyck encourage graduate students to connect with the vast social and intellectual ecosystem on campus beyond their departments.
‘Professor of Apocalypse’
Scott McLemee reviews Jerry Z. Muller’s Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes.