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Vice President JD Vance gave a speech recently that deserved more attention than it got. Vance was accepting an award from The Claremont Institute, a right-wing…

Earlier this month, the Manhattan Institute released a statement with a proposed “new contract” for higher education and called on President Trump to write the terms…

Another academic year is fast approaching, and with it another promotion and tenure cycle in which faculty members will prepare dossiers for promotion. Some, but not…

We have an entire computer system dedicated to memos at the State Department, right? And if you actually upload anything there, it’s on Reuters within an…

Defending academic freedom is an all-hands-on-deck emergency. From the current administration’s scrutiny of (and executive orders related to) higher education, to state legislative overreach and on-campus…

Academics are cynics. We have to be. We critique our students, our peers and ourselves. It’s how we were trained. It’s how we write and publish…

While institutions of higher education have in recent months been incessantly targeted from without, it is also important for universities’ long-term health that we consider what…

What word best describes how you feel things are going in the country? What word best describeshow you feel things are goingin the country? “Bad.” Esteban,…

I think one thing to consider is — Michelle There’s two Michelles. We were waiting for you to do that. I know. Michelle C. I’m Michelle…

For a long time in climate politics, the question has been: What path do we need to be on to avert absolute catastrophe? And are we…