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No, There’s No Free Speech Crisis
The “speech crisis” narrative is incorrect, even as it risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy—and even as lawmakers use it to hammer higher ed, Elizabeth Niehaus writes.
Academic Hybrid Positions and the F Word
As administrative scholars become more prominent across campuses, who should be considered capital-F Faculty, Chelsea Brislin asks, and what opportunities should be extended to them?
Toward a More Equitable Research Enterprise
Sharing the wealth in terms of federal research dollars would improve the quality of education for many students and increase U.S. competitiveness, Kim Wilcox writes.
3 Questions for Kevin McClure on ‘The Caring University’
A conversation about the book Kevin is writing on the university as a workplace.
A Wish List for New Faculty
As the academic year begins, Karlyn Crowley, a university provost, offers some thoughts to professors at the start of their careers.
The Dire State of Our Unions
How prevalent is family dysfunction, and what can be done to reduce its incidence?
Why Does Physicist Barbie Want to Wear Pants?
If “femininity” and “physicist” cannot coexist even in Barbieland, how are we ever to support their coexistence in the real world, Natasha Holmes asks.
College Students Need SEL, Too
Elementary and secondary educators increasingly prioritize social-emotional learning. Higher ed should take note.