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Opinion | Elite College Admissions Have Turned Students Into Brands
Teenagers should not have to commoditize themselves for the sake of getting into an elite school.
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Opinion | Colleges Are Putting Their Futures at Risk
When schools become overtly political, they put their future at risk.
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Opinion | The Backpack You Need Isn’t for Carrying Books
Study Spanish in Bolivia. Or teach English in South Korea. Or volunteer in Nepal.
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There’s Always Been Trouble in ‘The Groves of Academe’
How a 1950s novel explains the crisis in higher education.
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Opinion | How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society
Consuming culture gives us the emotional knowledge that can make us better people.