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Censorship Is Bigger in Texas

Texas officials apparently think Texas students are stupid snowflakes who must be protected from hearing controversial ideas.

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Flood the Zone

A guest post by UVA’s Kemi Jona and Jaden Bernard on delivering innovative career-connected learning solutions in a disappearing internship market.

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Back on Track: Why Student Loan Visual Trackers Should Be Restored Immediately

Borrowers are navigating a shifting, uncertain landscape: The least we can do is make it easy for them to see how much they owe.

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You Say ‘Elite.’ The Public Hears ‘Elitist.’

Higher education’s standard-bearers—the wealthiest, most selective colleges and universities—refer to themselves as if they're better than everyone else. That isn’t good for them or for higher education.

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What Grad Students Need: A Crash Course in Institutional Literacy

We’re preparing Ph.Ds. who lack basic knowledge about how universities work.

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That’s Nuts!

If there’s going to be a future for higher education, we can’t lose sight of how bonkers the present is.

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Don’t Record What You Don’t Want to Have to Watch

Playing Big Brother would get tiring quickly. Any provost with enough time to review the videos of hundreds of classes isn’t doing their job.

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Rethinking Fit: Autism and Equity in Faculty Hiring

Sociability is not the same as hireability. Colleges can take concrete steps to make the academic hiring process fairer for neurodivergent candidates.