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A Black male student in a graduation gown and mortarboard stands next to a light-skinned woman with gray hair who is also wearing academic regalia.

Welcome, Transfers! Prioritizing Students Coming From Community Colleges

Fixing the transfer system requires a changed collective mind-set and involves actions such as committing to accept both lower- and upper-division transfer credits, writes Lisa Vollendorf, president of Empire State University.

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Opinion

What’s a Word Worth in the AI Era?

Kartik Chandra offers a message to the Class of 2023: your words matter, now more than ever.

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What Should Badges Add to the Curriculum? Nothing!

Instead, digital badges should enhance and highlight the value of what students are already learning, Aysegul Timur, Clay Motley, Glenn Whitehouse, Shawn Felton and Dave Jaeger write.

The rim of Upheaval Dome, a crater, in Canyonlands National Park. Scrubby trees can be seen against the red rock background.

The State of Higher Ed Amid ‘The Great Upheaval’

College leaders understand the need for change, but many are unclear what is necessary: for them, we offer the “five C’s,” Arthur Levine, Scott Van Pelt and Denny Meadows write.

A cartoon drawing depicts four people engaged in different extracurricular activities, ranging from sports, to music, to volunteering, to student media: one holds a soccer ball, one a guitar, one a cat and one a newspaper.

Reconsidering Extracurriculars in Admissions

To increase equity in admissions and reduce student stress, colleges should consider reducing the number of extracurricular activities applicants can list, Pearl Lo writes.

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The Great State School Student-Swapping Scandal

Student swapping across public flagships is America’s most expensive game of musical chairs, Ryan Craig writes.

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Election-Adjacent

Scott McLemee offers an overview of election-adjacent university press titles.

A gold plaque on a wooden background reads "Department of Ethnic Studies."

Anti-Wokeism and the Vulnerability of Interdisciplinarity

Ethnic studies finds itself ill protected by disciplinary norms of academic freedom, Timothy Messer-Kruse writes.