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Ames Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont

A Green Mountain College Resurrection?

An evangelist wants to reopen a closed campus in rural Vermont. But the finances and strategy are unclear, and his prior attempt at running a college raises questions.

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Business Financial Health
University of Valley Forge to Close

The private Christian university in Pennsylvania announced it will close next month. The move comes after years of financial struggles and dwindling enrollment.

Government Politics & Elections
GOP Rift Over Education Department’s Future

In a 13-to-9 vote Thursday, two Republicans sided with the Democrats to protect four key education offices.

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Global U.S. Colleges in the World
U.S. Universities Among 7 Approved to Set Up Greek Branch Campuses

Institutions from the U.S., U.K. and France have been given the go-ahead following a controversial change in the law governing private institutions.

Student Success The College Experience
It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to College

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, ReUp CEO Terah Crews explores why students stop out and what colleges can do to help them return.

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Quick Takes

 
Governance
Dissolved New College of Florida Alumni Board Not Giving In, Chair Says
Academic Freedom
Florida English Professor Fired for Teaching ‘Political’ Story Sues College
Academics
Report: Struggling Florida High Schoolers Take CLT to Graduate
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Views

 
Views
What Are Your Students Learning in Their Summer Internships?

They may well be absorbing subtle lessons about workplace injustices. They need opportunities to reflect on them.

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Career Advice Teaching
What My Amputation Taught Me About Radical Honesty in the Classroom

By being vulnerable, I gave my students permission to be vulnerable, too.

By Sy Bridenbaugh

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Columns

 
Columns The Public Scholar
Keep Strunk & White in the Bathroom and Other Ways to Obsess Over Writing Well

A working writer describes rituals for chasing the tension and surprise that make stories worth reading.

By Susan D’Agostino

Columns Debatable Ideas
Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of Neutrality

The AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.

By John K. Wilson

Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean
Personal Aphorisms

When in doubt …

By Matt Reed

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