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The Classroom as an Attention Sanctuary

In today’s attention economy, faculty and students must work especially hard together to protect the classroom as a space for authentic learning.

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Opinion

Florida’s Syllabus Regulations Will Lead to Stunted College Classrooms

Setting a fixed reading list 45-plus days before classes start is not a recipe for good teaching.

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Gaming the System? Extended Time on Tests Is Often a Waste of Time

Extra time on a well-designed college exam rarely benefits anyone.

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MSI Cuts Create Barriers for Indigenous Learners

Cuts to colleges that serve Native students undermine a legal and moral obligation.

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Opinion

The Next Compliance Risk: Experience Itself

Remote or hybrid work is not merely a perk: It’s one of the few retention tools we have to stem the loss of experienced financial aid professionals.

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The Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless

A proposal to mandate publication of SAT and other standardized test scores for all faculty and faculty job applicants is statistically unsound.

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Opinion

We Need a Revitalized Area Studies

At a time when the field is gaining new vitality abroad, area studies in the U.S. is struggling to survive.

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Setting Plato Straight All Over Again

Efforts to censor Plato over his treatment of gender have a long history.