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Cut Through the Noise
Students can stay focused and happy in a hectic world, writes certified mental performance consultant Greg Young, who offers three strategies based on his work with student athletes.
The Weight of the Past
Tom Stoppard, Peter Cozzens and the ways that history weighs on the present.
Permission to Be Smart
The tap on the shoulder can make a difference.
On ChatGPT: Confessions of an Anonymous Lecturer
I can’t stop students from cheating, they write, so is it even worth it to try—especially when I’m so overworked and underpaid?
Ethical College Admissions: ChatGPT and Admissions
Jim Jump considers all the issues, with a bit of help from some experts.
Why Florida’s Public College Presidents Should Resign
The best strategy for countering Governor DeSantis’s attacks on higher ed could be for Florida’s public university presidents to threaten to resign en masse, Robert Birnbaum writes.
Reimagining the Academic Book Launch
Our topics may sometimes be abstruse, but we should take more creative risks to engage people in them, writes Christopher Schaberg.
Do Today’s Colleges Resemble 1970s Detroit?
Detractors point to bloated bureaucracies, complacency, declining quality, a lack of focus, broken business models and an inability to adapt. Do they have a leg to stand on?