Higher Education Giles Howdle | 6 May 2022 The Morality of Forgiving Student Debt What are the compelling moral reasons for lightening the financial burden of the economically mobile?
Higher Education Elizabeth Williams | 2 May 2022 Do Grades Make Our Lives Worse? Has school assessment morphed into an unhelpful practice in need of correcting?
Digital Degrees and Depersonalization Online learning has been a useful tool for solving some problems but its also been responsible for exacerbating others. 25 Apr 2022 | Megan Fritts
Academic Freedom and the Kershnar Case: A Partial Dissent Might the math come down to our ability to accurately anticipate all consequences? 14 Feb 2022 | Benjamin Rossi
Testing the Limits of Academic Freedom What can hard cases like Kershnar's tell us about the bounds of scholarly inquiry? 7 Feb 2022 | Rachel Robison-Greene
October’s Harvest: Threats to Academic Freedom The loose bounds of what we deem permissible expression are closing in on both sides. 12 Oct 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Educating Professionals How might the value of education transcend economic assessment? What goods might it deliver beyond mere job-training? 30 Jun 2021 | Kristopher G. Phillips
The Ethics of Self-Citation Treating oneself as the only relevant voice in the field goes against the very purpose of the academy. 16 Jun 2021 | A.G. Holdier
The Ethics of Cancelling Student Loan Debt What are the goals of student loan forgiveness? Is there any such thing as too much relief? 22 Feb 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Zoom, Academic Freedom, and the No Endorsement Principle When assessing the educational value of controversial content, whose opinion should matter most? 9 Feb 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Is Canceling All Student Debt Fair? Yes. Here’s Why. Can student loan forgiveness overcome the many objections of critics? What makes these victims of higher ed deserving? 17 Dec 2020 | Martina Orlandi
The Morality of the Arts vs. Science Distinction All study, in the end, requires us to engage with the difficult and subjective question of value. The sciences are no different. 12 Oct 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk
ICE Ruling and Universities' Autonomy The new Immigration and Customs Enforcement rule usurps the ability of universities to define what is and is not a relevant piece of a student's academic experience. 13 Jul 2020 | Andrew Cullison
Universities and the Burdens of Risk College campuses prepare to welcome students back this Fall, but is there any such think as a "safe" re-opening? Who is to blame if such plans fail? 2 Jul 2020 | Meredith McFadden
Coronavirus, College Board, and AP Exams Non-ideal testing conditions and a makeshift exam threaten to undermine our commitment to equality in education. 2 Jun 2020 | Youha Kim
The Value of Socialization in College Changes to higher education raise the question of the value of the college experience including residential colleges and face-to-face instruction. Can the goods they bestow be replicated? 16 Apr 2020 | Marko Mavrovic
To My Fellow Students and Our Institutions: Just as in the case of climate change, it seems we have a difficult time organizing to combat an unseen threat. Is education the answer? 26 Mar 2020 | Haley Thompson
Further Questions for Universities Closed by COVID-19 The unexpected and rapid migration of college courses to digital platforms is bound to bring difficulties. 23 Mar 2020 | A.G. Holdier
The Moral Case for University Closure Universities and colleges have an obligation to their faculty, staff, students, as well as the larger communities they inhabit to slow the spread of disease. 13 Mar 2020 | Andrew Cullison
University Divestment from Fossil Fuels What are universities' ultimate aims? Who do they serve? Do these answers have anything to say about college's investment portfolios? 28 Jan 2020 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Cui Bono? Public Goods and College Education Policy proposals from presidential candidates concerning higher education present very different views on the value of a college degree. What kind of good is it? 12 Dec 2019 | Evan Butts
Freedom of Speech and Sexist Tweets Rasmusen's role as educator complicates his right to expression as a private citizen. Legality points one way; morality may point another. 27 Nov 2019 | Rachel Robison-Greene