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Opinion

Universities, Consultants and ‘The Big Con’

How this book can help academic leaders think about ways to engage with consulting companies and consultants.

Opinion

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?

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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

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.

Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: ChatGPT and Admissions

Jim Jump considers all the issues, with a bit of help from some experts.

Opinion

ChatGPT and Writing Assessment, an Old Problem Made New

When it comes to assessing student writing, ChatGPT merely makes an enduring problem more apparent.

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Opinion

The Case for Having Class Outside

When end-of-semester stress reaches its peak, an outdoor class is an excellent remedy.