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Colleges Must Learn From Sports Figures About Mental Health
The taboo against faculty and grad students admitting anxiety and depression is far greater than with professional athletes, argues Harvey J. Graff, and something colleges must reckon with.
A Different Kind of Return
A dispatch from the first few days of classes.
Preparing for Trends in the Academic Job Market
Brian Rybarczyk and Meredith Jeffers review how the events of the past year have changed the market and how you can ready yourself to put forth a competitive application.
Reading ‘Always On’ and Thinking About Tech During the Pandemic
A BBC journalist’s perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on technology and society.
Buying Time With Outdoor Classrooms
Numerous colleges have reminded faculty that they are allowed to teach their classes outside during the pandemic if they’d prefer, writes Martin Skladany, yet they should go a few steps further.
Friday Fragments
Gender gaps in college, a breakout star in an unlikely place and excellence in food criticism.
What’s in a Nombre?
What happens, Pedro Pérez asks, when Latino students sit docilely and simply accept that it’s the norm for others to not even truly acknowledge their given names?