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By Thomas P. Oles April 2, 2015
Why, asks Thomas P. Oles, do colleges and universities ignore evidence that socially responsible investing is competitive and prudent?
By Lisandro Pérez March 31, 2015
The future looks promising, says Lisandro Pérez. Here’s some direction on how to navigate it.
By Ted Purinton March 30, 2015
Ted Purinton questions the “simplistic” methods used to rank Arab universities.
By Neal H. Hutchens March 25, 2015
A bill pending in the Kansas Legislature raises serious constitutional concerns about public-university employees’ expression of their views as private citizens, writes Neal H. Hutchens.
By Charles Fried, Robert H. Mnookin March 24, 2015
In centralizing its administrative authority, the university has foreclosed access to valuable faculty input and participation in decision making, write Charles Fried and Robert H. Mnookin.
By Carson Vaughan March 23, 2015
The eight-year-old paper at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln may lose its funding, but its founder, Carson Vaughan, argues that it should keep fulfilling its purpose: to be a catalyst for the exchange of ideas.
By Steven Conn March 20, 2015
Steven Conn reveals the institution’s new motto, which he says is far more accurate, and realistic, than the old, civic-minded one.
By Andrew Ross March 18, 2015
The NYU professor and activist on being barred from the United Arab Emirates.
By Montré D. Carodine March 13, 2015
Too often, administrators show little concern over the abuse experienced by faculty members of color, writes Montré D. Carodine.
By Michele Moody-Adams March 11, 2015
Michele Moody-Adams on why such policies constitute a damaging breach of trust, overriding the wishes of students not prepared to tell their stories to campus officials.