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Fascism and the University

Higher education has historically been a bulwark against authoritarianism. Or its pawn. What’ll it be this time?

From the Archives

How Did Trump Get Elected? Take a Look in the Mirror

In trying to appease the “relevance” and “bottom line” bandwagons, higher education has failed to nurture critical thinking.

Teaching

What a New Professor Learned After His First Class

One lesson: preparing for class takes longer than you think.

Leadership

After Close Vote, FIU Won’t Remove Ex-President’s Name

Florida International University’s Board of Trustees voted not to change the name of the institution’s 342-acre campus.

Facilities

Fans, Portable Air-Conditioners, and Italian Ices: How Colleges Are Combating the Heat Wave

As day after day of humid, 90-plus-degree weather has lashed parts of the United States, campuses have adopted a range of tactics to keep students cool.

Athletics

College of the Ozarks Drops Nike for Using Colin Kaepernick in Ad Campaign

It’s the latest effort by the small Missouri college to express its opposition to athletes’ kneeling during the national anthem.

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Commentary

At Commencement, How Much Celebration Is Too Much?

To avoid disappointment and conflict later, now is the time for colleges to develop guidelines and boundaries for students at commencement.

Lingua Franca

Merriam-Webster, Heal Thyself!

Is it “a number of X are” or “a number of X is”? It depends. Geoff Pullum discovers that Merriam-Webster’s Concise Dictionary of English Usage will not help you decide.