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From the Archives: “You get to feel quite comfortable,” says Samuel W. Smith, a member of the class of 1949 who returned...
07/21/2025

From the Archives: “You get to feel quite comfortable,” says Samuel W. Smith, a member of the class of 1949 who returned to Dartmouth 10 years ago as assistant director of admissions. But every so often, he says, something happens to remind him that blacks are still aliens on white campuses.

Despite progress, many still feel isolated and uncertain of their future in academe.

People erroneously associate “eds and meds” only with big cities like Boston or Baltimore, where you find sprawling univ...
07/21/2025

People erroneously associate “eds and meds” only with big cities like Boston or Baltimore, where you find sprawling university medical centers and life-science companies sprouting up around it. But the eds-and-meds economy has had a more significant impact in rural areas.

It’s a risk to both money and mission.

Opinion | The Tennessee monkey trial was a century ago. It still matters.
07/21/2025

Opinion | The Tennessee monkey trial was a century ago. It still matters.

But today, the right to teach the truth remains under threat.

The Trump administration had proposed cutting the NSF's budget to $3.7 billion; the Senate committee's bill calls for it...
07/21/2025

The Trump administration had proposed cutting the NSF's budget to $3.7 billion; the Senate committee's bill calls for it to get $9 billion.

Legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would preserve nearly all of the NSF’s funding.

Days after UVA's president was forced to resign, another Virginia president found himself in Trump's crosshairs. He susp...
07/21/2025

Days after UVA's president was forced to resign, another Virginia president found himself in Trump's crosshairs. He suspects an orchestrated campaign to oust him and told us why. Cross published with ProPublica.

Similarities to recent events at another public university in the state are hard to ignore.

Post-George Floyd DEI efforts at George Mason University are now under federal investigation. The DOJ cites faculty-hiri...
07/21/2025

Post-George Floyd DEI efforts at George Mason University are now under federal investigation. The DOJ cites faculty-hiring practices aimed at increasing diversity.

In an all-staff email, President Gregory Washington said he was following state law and community demand: “Any attempt to artificially redefine our diversity, as one of race-based exclusivity, is doomed to fail.”

From the Archives: Back when ‘Dapper Dan’ and ‘Maggie’ handled funding for colleges.
07/18/2025

From the Archives: Back when ‘Dapper Dan’ and ‘Maggie’ handled funding for colleges.

How ‘Dapper Dan’ and ‘Maggie’ handled funding for colleges.

Opinion | " It kind of feels like we're a bunch of alcoholics and some of us are admitting we have a problem and everyon...
07/18/2025

Opinion | " It kind of feels like we're a bunch of alcoholics and some of us are admitting we have a problem and everyone else is refusing to admit we have a problem."

Ashley T. Rubin on what she thinks is wrong with her field.

To reduce pressure to cheat with AI, one professor uses class time to have students work on upcoming papers and projects...
07/18/2025

To reduce pressure to cheat with AI, one professor uses class time to have students work on upcoming papers and projects. “Procrastination panic,” she said, “is a common reason for resorting to AI,” so giving students time and structure to make progress on a project mitigates that risk.

Professors are struggling in asynchronous and large-enrollment courses. Here are some ideas that could help.

In Advice | Leaders who are drawn to serve are still out there, if you look hard enough. Here are six recommendations fo...
07/18/2025

In Advice | Leaders who are drawn to serve are still out there, if you look hard enough. Here are six recommendations for how to recruit in trying times.

Be prepared for executive searches to take longer and for candidates to require more convincing.

The Trump administration secured a win after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Ed. can proceed with sh...
07/18/2025

The Trump administration secured a win after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Ed. can proceed with shrinking its work force, leaving some concerned about what this means for the agency’s main functions. Here are three key questions about what comes next.

Now that mass layoffs are moving forward with the Supreme Court’s blessing, concerns about financial aid and other policy issues have become more urgent.

Opinion | The things that made America’s research universities such spectacularly effective contributors to the well-bei...
07/18/2025

Opinion | The things that made America’s research universities such spectacularly effective contributors to the well-being of the nation and its people are at risk.

The administration has turned our institutions’ traditional strengths into paralyzing weaknesses.

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