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The Activist Academy

A new era of engaged scholarship and teaching.

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A Joyful Career Option for Scholars

Foundation program officers offer insights on everything from where disciplines are going to how to fit a narrative to a grant opportunity, writes Victoria McGovern.

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UT Austin’s Decision Is the One to Watch

The choice to reinstate a standardized test requirement speaks to how testing can be used to support student success, not just admission, Yoon S. Choi writes.

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Making Access a Priority in Hiring

Nicholas Lamar Wright and Amanda Lannan describe the often unconscious bias people with disabilities face and advise how to create more equitable practices.

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In Defense of the Thoughtful Life

fsvScott McLemee reviews Svend Brinkmann’s Think: In Defense of the Thoughtful Life.

Opinion

Turmoil in the Academic Melting Pot

Striking a balance between campus free speech, academic freedom, diversity, inclusion and the values underlying a liberal education.

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The Quandary of Presidential Constraints

Amid the controversies over whether and when presidents should speak out, Thomas A. Parham asks, whose voice are we listening to?

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Is ‘Filterworld’ Coming for Higher Ed?

On algorithms and educators.