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Section: Opinion
Opinion
The Complicated Love Story Between Us and Higher Ed
This is a love letter for those of us who once fell hard for higher ed and now carry the complicated beauty, heartbreak, and hope that love leaves behind.
May 8, 2025
Opinion
Just-in-Time Care: How Institutions Can Build A Better Path To College Completion
Our ultimate goal is to remove barriers and provide the proper support so students can continue and complete their college journey with fewer detours and realize the potential of postsecondary education.
May 7, 2025
From the Magazine
Leadership Through a Dual Lens: A Bi-Racial CEO’s Perspective
My cultural identity, as both Black and Korean, is shaped by the traditions, values, and experiences I have embraced within my family and the communities that raised me.
May 6, 2025
Opinion
The New McCarthyism is Here. Will Higher Ed Say No?
Harvard’s stand is a warning—and an opportunity. What happens next depends on how we understand the space we’re in. Fairness, equity, and justice have always been contested—not neutral or settled, but shaped by power, history, and interpretation.
May 4, 2025
Opinion
Value Entrepreneurs – Driven by Mission
The diversity across the tuition-driven sector might suggest a lack of common ground, but in reality, these institutions have far more in common with one another than with the Ivy League.
May 1, 2025
Opinion
RFK Jr.’s Autism Misinformation Undermines Equity—and the Role of Higher Education
Kennedy’s remarks may seem like a fringe view to those of us working in higher ed. But their reach—and their harm—are real. If we remain silent, we risk allowing misinformation to fill the vacuum we leave behind.
April 28, 2025
Opinion
A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging
Remember, belonging is a feeling. Just like bricks, feelings can be mixed and hardened over time. Changing people's feelings is hard work, but that’s no excuse for retreat.
April 25, 2025
Opinion
Black History in A Minor: Kendrick Lamar, Nativism, and the Price of Our Native Land
Black History refuses to be triumphant without sorrow. It is not celebratory without critique. It is not a simple "look how far we’ve come" narrative.
April 23, 2025
Opinion
How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families
When students have incarcerated loved ones, the financial and emotional costs can directly derail their education.
April 22, 2025
Opinion
When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity
Our aim is to create a future where the teacher workforce mirrors our nation's diversity and every student—irrespective of their zip code—receives education from an effective, culturally responsive educator.
April 21, 2025
Opinion
Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom
We should be teaching students how to evaluate evidence, not how to politely entertain lies.
April 18, 2025
Opinion
Ending DEI in Higher Ed has Larger Implications for our Nation’s Future - We Can Fight Back
In the face of such a dire threat, college and university leaders must unite to explain in plain language how the consequences of these attacks reverberate beyond the ivory tower.
April 17, 2025
From the Magazine
The Strategic Necessity of Rest: Protecting Higher Education in an Era of Uncertainty
In recent months, we have witnessed an alarming attempt to dismantle the administrative state and erode the democratic principles that have guided our nation’s progress since slavery.
April 16, 2025
Opinion
Higher Education DEI Efforts are in Trouble. Here’s How We Change That
Now is the time to take stock of our means, but to also reaffirm our commitment to this work, and to take the necessary risks to redesign our approaches.
April 15, 2025
Opinion
Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle
Imagine a country where no one’s right to exist, to move freely, to be seen, or to contribute is constantly up for debate.
April 14, 2025
Opinion
Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before
Despite educators' efforts to offer ‘open door policies’ or office hours, Black students may be anxious or embarrassed about reaching out.
April 13, 2025
Opinion
We Are Not Like Them
Lamar’s performance took me back, and at the same time it propelled me forward.
April 9, 2025
Opinion
Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education
The convergence of funding cuts, enrollment uncertainty, shifting workforce demands, technological disruption, and the upheaval of DEI-related initiatives creates a highly precarious situation for higher education institutions.
April 9, 2025
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