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The Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless
A proposal to mandate publication of SAT and other standardized test scores for all faculty and faculty job applicants is statistically unsound.
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Let’s Level the Playing Field for Singles in Higher Ed
Colleges can do more to create policies and practices that make single people feel more welcome at their institutions.
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We Need a Revitalized Area Studies
At a time when the field is gaining new vitality abroad, area studies in the U.S. is struggling to survive.
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Addressing Discrimination in Faculty Hiring Starts With Data
Chad M. Topaz’s critique of the Faculty Merit Act, drafted by the National Association of Scholars, itself embodies another ill...
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In Times of Crisis, Actions Speak Louder Than Words
If colleges don’t resist the country’s social unraveling, who will?
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Researchable Questions About Youth Perceptions of Access to the American Dream
How have recent events eroded immigrants’ and prospective international students’ faith in U.S. structures and systems, if they have?
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Setting Plato Straight All Over Again
Efforts to censor Plato over his treatment of gender have a long history.
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How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor
Craig E. Nelson’s concept of “dysfunctional illusions of rigor” holds new currency in our AI age.