Millions are failing college math. Advocates say the problem isn’t students, but decades-old curricula that require Cold War-era algebra skills.
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The Value of Critical Thinking: Humanities in a Technological Era
Often derided as worthless or a fast track to a lower income, the humanities promote the kind of critical thinking that’s needed even in an AI world.
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How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI
The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.
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After Affirmative Action: Takeaways—and Puzzles—From College Admissions Data
Everyone expected the end of affirmative action to reduce Black and Hispanic enrollment at top colleges. That’s not exactly how it worked out.
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The Real Cause of Grade Inflation
The “easy A” isn’t a cultural problem or an elite pathology. It’s the predictable result of how American universities now organize teaching, labor, and money.
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Their Value Attacked and Funding Cut, Higher Ed Fights Back
After letting critics, including the Trump administration, question their value, colleges and universities are fighting back.
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The United States of America v. Higher Education
Harvard’s lawsuit fighting the Trump administration’s freeze on its research grants is one that every higher education institution should join. Here’s why.
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Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated
The real crisis is the collapse of undergraduate interest in the humanities.
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The GOP War on Nurses
To pay for tax cuts, Republicans cut graduate student loan support for female-dominated professions. That turns out to be bad policy and terrible politics.
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The Kalven Trap
University leaders are increasingly clinging to “viewpoint diversity” and institutional neutrality in the face of MAGA assaults. This is a mistake.
