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Students
Can a City’s Compassion Remedy Educational Inequity?
Louisville, Ky., wants to be known for sending its kids, all of them, to college. And it has a plan to make that happen. -
News
Turmoil Raises Specter of Faculty Exodus From Public Colleges
High-profile defections stoke rumors of a mass exit, but even if professors aren’t fleeing in droves, there’s plenty of maneuvering behind the scenes. -
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The Review
Make America America Again
Trump’s campaign has become a referendum on what it means to be an American. -
The Review
Pox Populi
Forget democracy. What we need is epistocracy, where voting power is accorded by competence and knowledge. -
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The Review
Poor White Politics
Too long have elites dismissed the political reflexes of impoverished whites. -
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News
3 Librarians Bring Skills in Preservation and Technological Innovation to Their New Top Roles
New library leaders at Vanderbilt, Princeton, and the University of Virginia are ushering the past into the future. -
News
What I’m Reading: Article on Improving Students’ Learning
It’s not that students don’t work hard to do well, a lecturer learns; it’s just that they are not studying in the most effective way. -
News
The Week: What You Need to Know About the Past 7 Days
Colleges in Florida and Pennsylvania mourn students killed in the Orlando shooting. A six-month sentence for a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault sparks outrage. And the Department of Education comes down hard on an accreditor of for-profit colleges. -
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News
1994: No Appeasing Angry Historians
Drew Gilpin Faust reviewed ethical violations for the scholarly association of a newly diverse discipline. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (6/24/2016)
Top Chief Executives American Public University system, Karen Powell Birmingham-Southern College, Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith Carolinas College of Health Sciences, T. Hampton Hopkins Davis & Elkins College, Chris Wood Emory University, Claire Sterk Florida Institute of Technology, T. Dwayne McCay… -
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Deadlines (6/24/2016)
Awards and prizes June 30: Education. The Online Learning Consortium is accepting applications from U.S.-based institutions for the Digital Learning Innovation Award. The award is presented in two categories: institutional award, which carries a $100,000 prize, and faculty-led team award, which… -
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The Review
Trump Syllabus
Michael Kazin, Jill Lepore, Harvey Mansfield, Alan Wolfe, and others offer an election-year curriculum. -
Sexual Assault
A University’s Struggle With Honor
Brigham Young searches for a sexual-assault plan that respects both its students and its principles. -
Students
Pulse as a Sanctuary
Most college towns have a club like Orlando’s Pulse. Gay bars play a role that campus pride clubs do not, offering a haven where LGBT students can feel totally free. That’s why, for many, the tragedy in Orlando feels like a violation of sacred space. -
Students
To Reassure Nervous Students, Colleges Lean on LGBT Centers
In the aftermath of the shooting rampage at an Orlando nightclub, gay students are seeking safe spaces. That’s where resource centers come in. -
News
Same Time, Many Locations: Online Education Goes Back to Its Origins
Decades after colleges embraced courses that students could take at their own pace, the trend is toward synchrony once again. -
Students
New Law in South Carolina Aims to Shine More Light on Fraternity Misconduct
The first-of-its-kind measure may not end hazing, but it has the potential to change campus conversations about such behavior, experts said. -
The Review
The Jerk’s Political Moment
We take pleasure in Trump’s clowning, nevermind the civic stakes. -
Students
Small, Rural Colleges Grapple With Their Geography
Kayaks and gorgeous views. A cellphone tower. A Starbucks not so far away. When recruiting students and faculty members, colleges in remote locations count unusual assets as part of their appeal. -
The Review
Why Brock Turner Should Talk to Campus Men About Sexual Assault
Convicted of assault, banned from campus, and sentenced to jail, this ex-Stanford student could tell white males about the consequences of drinking and promiscuity. -
The Review
The Real Reason Small Colleges Fail
It’s not just because of their size. It’s because someone is falling down on the job. -
Advice
What Makes a Good Teacher?
You may never be as funny, approachable, or creative as your favorite teacher — the key is to try. -
On Leadership
Video: When 16-Year-Olds Go to College
Ian Bickford, the provost of Bard College at Simon’s Rock, describes what it’s like to run a college whose students never finished high school.