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The partisan divide over higher education is deeper than you think Christopher Ellis - May 29, 2025 Republicans and Democrats don’t even agree on the point of a college degree, a new survey shows.
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Good Playlist: Music to help you find the headspace to teach ▶️ Colin M. Brown - March 4, 2024 Check out this detailed playlist covering politics around the world.
The challenges facing Black leaders Nadia E. Brown and Terri E. Givens - January 12, 2024 Terri Givens' book Radical Empathy offers next steps for Harvard and other institutions.
Americans support DEI – for now, at least Michael Tesler - January 8, 2024 In 2023, polling consistently showed strong support for diversity, equity, and inclusion. That could change in 2024.