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Mass Tech Layoffs? Just Another Day in the Corporate Blender
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Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling
He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made...
Opinion | Colleges Are Putting Their Futures at Risk
When schools become overtly political, they put their future at risk.
Inside the Blunders That Plunged the College Admission Season Into Disarray
The Education Department was supposed to make applying for federal financial aid easier. Instead, it got...
Opinion | The Crisis in Teaching Constitutional Law
A highly politicized Supreme Court makes it far more difficult to teach students about the fundamentals...
California’s Push for Ethnic Studies Runs Into the Israel-Hamas War
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Opinion | When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever
The rise of A.I. will make soft skills even more important.
‘It Is Suffocating’: A Top Liberal University Is Under Attack in India
A campaign to make the country an explicitly Hindu nation has had a chilling effect on...
Opinion | The Backpack You Need Isn’t for Carrying Books
Study Spanish in Bolivia. Or teach English in South Korea. Or volunteer in Nepal.
Utah Bans DEI Programs, Joining Other States
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Recruited to Play Sports, and Win a Culture War
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There’s Always Been Trouble in ‘The Groves of Academe’
How a 1950s novel explains the crisis in higher education.
Opinion | How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society
Consuming culture gives us the emotional knowledge that can make us better people.
College Is All About Curiosity. And That Requires Free Speech.
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‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
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Florida Eliminates Sociology as a Core Course at Its Universities
In December, Florida’s education commissioner wrote that “sociology has been hijacked by left-wing activists.”
The Misguided War on the SAT
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Opinion | Critics of D.E.I. Forget That It Works
As the will to engage in D.E.I. programs is waning, it can be tempting to make...
After Affirmative Action Ban, They Rewrote College Essays With a Key Theme: Race
The Supreme Court’s ruling intended to remove the consideration of race during the admissions process. So...