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When people hear that I teach sociology in a maximum-security prison, they often ask if I’m afraid. Then they assume I enter the prison, share knowledge…

There’s this old joke. A conspiracy theorist dies and goes to heaven when he gets to the pearly gates. God says welcome. You can ask me…

Higher education has reached its canary-in-a-coal-mine moment: The recent resignation of the University of Virginia president under intense political pressure isn’t just another leadership transition but…

I don’t think anyone would argue that Stephen Miller is sitting in his office in the White House, carefully balancing the dictates of Christian charity and…

As congressional Republicans scratched and clawed to pass President Trump’s signature policy effort, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a sprawling, tax-heavy package celebrated as much for…

As the writing across the curriculum and writing center coordinator on my campus, faculty ask me how to detect their students’ use of generative AI and…

In a paradoxical bid to “make America great again,” President Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing to restrict international research collaboration in U.S. higher education. The…

I am not currently on a 12-step program of any kind, but recently I felt the need to seek forgiveness for a transgression committed 50 years…

It’s never too early, but it can be too late. This simple phrase has transformed our advising sessions with graduate students and postdocs, resonating deeply with…

In late June, House Republicans aired a promotional video about their budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, claiming it will “make the American…