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From the Ground Up
Scott McLemee reviews Reconstructing Democracy: How Citizens Are Building From the Ground Up by Charles Taylor, Patrizia Nanz and Madeleine Beaubien Taylor.
Not All Mentors
Kate Perry and Tobias T. Gibson offer suggestions for successful male mentorships of women in academe.
Drive-Up Graduation
The secret ingredient was families.
‘Lights Out,’ GE and the Fall of Elite Higher Ed
Why if it could happen to General Electric, it can happen to us.
Building a Better Future Through the Pandemic
Colleges and universities have a responsibility to mitigate and direct its impacts in innovative and positive ways, writes Fernando M. Reimers.
From Triage to Transformation
We in higher education must move forward from the fury and heartbreak of the current moment and focus on rethinking our systems and creating new opportunities, writes Elaine P. Maimon.
Meeting the Moment
As graduate school deans, we should do more to prepare Ph.D. students for multiple career paths -- not only for their own sakes but also to help manage crises like COVID-19, writes Ambika Mathur.
Providing Postdocs the Support They Deserve
Principal investigators should not try to make postdocs simply mini versions of themselves but instead commit to advancing their chosen careers, Vipul Sharma writes.