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3 Questions for Cornell’s Paul Krause

A conversation with the vice provost of external education and executive director of eCornell.

By Joshua Kim

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Advice to a Friend on Becoming an Adjunct

Melissa Olson-Petrie pens an epistle for all those now or henceforth laboring in steerage.

By Melissa Olson-Petrie

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Higher Education’s Next Chapter

Adapting to the legacy of the pandemic and social justice movements.

By Steven Mintz

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‘What’s Going to Happen to Science?’

The U.S. university-federal partnership is a miracle for global scientific progress. It must be protected, Mary Sue Coleman writes.

By Mary Sue Coleman

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Behold: The Administrative Postdoc

Administrative postdoc positions offer advantages for Ph.D.s looking to transition into a range of career paths, Alex Yen and Anne-Charlotte Mecklenburg write.

By Alex Yen and Anne-Charlotte Mecklenburg

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Providing More Transparent College Pricing

Prospective students need better pricing information earlier in their college search process, Phillip Levine writes.

By Phillip Levine

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A Failure of Implementation

Why higher education must take control of AI training.

By Jesse Boeding

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The Big Chill

The federal funding freeze highlights the outsize role academic medical centers play in shaping their institutions, John R. Thelin and Neal H. Hutchens write.

By John R. Thelin and Neal H. Hutchens