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An engraving of the English poet John Milton.
Opinion

Milton’s Last Stand, in Florida

Richard Utz sees curricular nostalgia at work in Stanley Fish’s choice to teach Milton at the New College of Florida.

A number 2 pencil lies on a blank standardized test answer sheet filled with multiple choice bubbles.

Let’s Have Better Debates About Standardized Tests

Ben Paris argues that test critics downplay the disadvantages of test-optional policies.

A college professor teaches a group of five students gathered around a table.

With Confidence in Higher Ed Plummeting, Colleges Must Recommit to Teaching

The best way to rebuild confidence in higher ed is to focus on teaching, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein write.

A chalk country map of China, colored in red with yellow stars to match the Chinese flag, drawn on a blackboard.
Opinion

It’s Time to Restore U.S. Study Abroad to China

The U.S. should restore Fulbright exchanges in China and encourage students to study there, Zhiqun Zhu writes.

A female college student sits with her back to a wall and her head cradled in her hands, looking depressed, next to a backpack and book.

Students Don’t Know How Depressed They Are

And that might not be a bad thing, Isaac L. Ahuvia writes.

A clipboard holding an applicant's résumé sits on a desk above a job application. From left to right, a blue folder bearing tabs that say "interview tips," a cup of coffee and a keyboard are also visible on the desk.
Opinion

Careers Across the Curriculum

As academic departments increasingly are held accountable for students’ job outcomes, institutions need to provide more support, Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur writes.

Snow falls on a bare tree.

Let Snow Days Be Snow Days

Insisting on “instructional continuity” is both joyless and blind to the realities of students’ lives, Matt Johnson writes.

A group of three students studying at a table with the help of a professor standing behind them.

The (De)Acceleration of College

The focus of student success initiatives should be support, not acceleration, John Schlueter writes.