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Featured Gig: Vice Provost for Online, Digital Learning at Temple University

Four questions for Richard Souvenir, professor and vice provost for strategic initiatives.

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HBCUs and the Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom

Eddie R. Cole explores the complicated history around protecting scholars at historically Black colleges and universities and the risks of political interference in accreditation.

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We Say We Believe in Free Inquiry—but Our Classrooms Tell a Different Story

If we want to prepare students to participate in American civic life, we need to start teaching differently.

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13 Effective Strategies for Better Faculty Hiring and Retention

Here’s what we learned from analyzing projects developed and assessed under the umbrella of NSF ADVANCE.

Opinion

When Employers Change Their Minds

A bit more humility about the ability to predict the future is in order, both for colleges and, frankly, legislators.

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Higher Education’s Huge Opportunity

How well colleges and universities adapt to serve what a recent report from Texas calls “potential completers” could help determine the industry’s fate.

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The Best Defense Against AI Cheating

… is a class worth taking.

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When the Employer Is the Financial Aid Office

With increased federal emphasis on workforce alignment, the time is now to make employer-sponsored educational assistance programs more robust and visible.