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College as To-Do List
As learning management systems dominate, and students juggle competing priorities, Susan D. Blum asks, where is the joy, the adventure, the meaning?
Education First, Politics Second
It’s not just about Gaza. It’s about academic freedom, faculty autonomy and the boundaries between scholarship and activism.
A Leadership Position We Aren’t Prepared For
Faculty members who run a lab have a research job and a leadership job, but they are often only trained for one of those, Jen Heemstra writes.
Where Progressive Illiberalism Reigns
Litigation stemming from antisemitism on campuses shows that colleges must revive their commitments to freedom and tolerance, Austin Sarat writes.
University Decarbonization, Climate Change and ‘Growth’
Reading Growth: A History and a Reckoning and thinking about how universities will pay to transition to renewable energy sources.
Do Colleges Have to Go Back to the SAT?
Test-optional admissions policies remain a valuable tool for expanding access, even if impacts are modest, Julie J. Park, Kelly Rosinger and Dominique J. Baker write.
In Search of Lost Time
As the new academic year begins, Vanessa Doriott Anderson raises some key questions to ask yourself to help you manage your time more effectively.