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How Witnessing Violence Impacts Brain Development—and What Colleges Can Do
Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write.
A Lecture for—and With—Charlie Kirk
Matthew Boedy, one of hundreds of professors who found himself on Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist, searches for common ground in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
About That FIRE Study
The methodology for measuring campus free speech ignores the changing ways students are engaging with controversial ideas—privately, and with the aid of AI, Hollis Robbins writes.
Proposed IPEDS Supplement Could Undermine Reliability of Admissions Data
The Department of Education’s proposed changes pose major methodological challenges exacerbated by an ambitious timeline, Bryan Cook and Christine Keller write.
A Better Model for Campus Dialogue
The killing of Charlie Kirk highlights the need for universities to foster counter-polarizing dialogue, not commodified debates, Cherian George writes.
Education as Freedom
As a new academic year begins, Michael S. Roth writes that colleges must redouble their commitment to educating for freedom—including freedom from governmental intrusion.
AAUP Should Rethink Stance on Israel, Antisemitism
The AAUP’s leaders should focus on academic freedom rather than criticize U.S. military aid to Israel or minimize concerns about campus antisemitism, Miriam Elman and Mark G. Yudof write.
On AI, We Reap What We Sow
We’re seeing the predictable results of higher ed’s decades-long focus on outcomes over process, Chad Hanson writes.