The TA at Alabama-Birmingham whom students call a white supremacist; 3 tips for building an innovation campus; how to be a better listener; and more.
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Admissions
By Jack Stripling

The criminal actions of a few rogue coaches and parents have shined a spotlight on the role that elite colleges play in perpetuating wealth and privilege. PREMIUM

Students
By Scott Carlson

For poor kids, “college for all” isn’t the mantra it was meant to be. The national push may be doing more harm than good. PREMIUM

Graduate Students
By Michael Vasquez

Key to the dispute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is a CV that highlights the graduate student’s “European ancestry.” But he insists he is no longer a member of Identity Evropa, a white-supremacist group.

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Technology
By Lindsay Ellis

Virginia Tech’s new campus in Northern Virginia was “inspired” by Cornell Tech. We asked Cornell’s president what advice she’d share. PREMIUM

Campus Spaces
By Lawrence Biemiller

Making UVa’s famous Lawn accessible was a challenge on several levels. And more news on campus spaces.

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Advice
By David D. Perlmutter

Academics are used to doing lots of talking, but administration requires learning how to listen well.

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