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Gaining Influence in Your Career
In academe, we’re uncomfortable talking about how to gain influence, yet we spend much of our career learning the hard way that we can’t be very effective without it, argue Marie A. Cini and Craig Weidemann.
Note to Congress: Create Incentives, Not Taxes
A change in Congress’s proposed excise tax provision could encourage institutions to use their resources to educate more talented low- and middle-income students, argues Catharine B. Hill.
Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax
The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard.
Getting 'Dear Community' Letters Right
Avoid pitfalls as calls for campus-wide communications become more frequent.
The Case Against the Term Paper
Students need to read more, talk about ideas and then write shorter papers more often, writes Deborah J. Cohan.
In Memory of Forgetting
The social media generation gap.