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By Karin Fischer

America’s global academic engagement began as a response to 9/11 and ended with the embrace of Trump’s America First platform.

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Admissions
By Nell Gluckman

The proposals include a review of whether ACT or SAT scores are necessary and a ban on preferences for the children of donors and alumni. PREMIUM

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By Katherine Mangan

A onetime dean of international studies says the institution paid her less because she is a woman and retaliated against her for speaking her mind.

The Chronicle Review

In response to Herb Childress’s essay in The Chronicle Review, “This Is How You Kill a Profession,” many readers reflected on their own tortuous relations with academe.

Labor & Work-Life Issues
By Emma Pettit

Some Roman Catholic colleges say that because of their unique religious missions, they should be allowed to decide for themselves whether to let their adjuncts unionize.

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By Ted Underwood

Advances in computing will benefit traditional scholarship — not compete with it.

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