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The Growing Gap Between Housing Need and Housing Inventory

The rise in students seeking accommodations for disabilities—combined with a strong preference for single rooms—is putting pressures on selection processes and perceptions of fairness.

By Keegan Carr

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Opinion
Career Advice

Rethinking Fit: Autism and Equity in Faculty Hiring

Sociability is not the same as hireability. Colleges can take concrete steps to make the academic hiring process fairer for neurodivergent candidates.

By Gabriel Proulx

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Closing a University, Saving a Special Program

When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.

By Joseph M. Valenzano III et al.

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Gaming the System? Extended Time on Tests Is Often a Waste of Time

Extra time on a well-designed college exam rarely benefits anyone.

By Riley B. Pizza et al.

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The Hidden Costs That Keep Disabled Students From College

With new loan limits on the horizon, colleges can take steps to make the financial aid system more just for students with disabilities.

By Karly Ball Isaacson et al.

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No, Colleges Do Not “Over-Accommodate”

A certain genre of articles skeptical of higher ed’s disability accommodation process fuels attacks on civil rights.

By Chris Parthemos and Martina Svyantek

An AI-generated image of a group of students walking on a bridge across a chasm. On one side is the word “Disadvantage” and the chasm is lined with words including “anxiety,” “language barriers,” “lack of resources,” and “ADHD.” The bridge is labeled “AI,” and students walk over it toward a sign on the other side that says “Equitable Opportunity.”
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The Case for AI as Accommodation

Treating AI as optional risks perpetuating ableism in higher ed.

By Matthew Brophy

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Opinion
Career Advice Teaching

‘Win-Win’ Pedagogy Is Impossible in a Diverse Classroom

Teaching choices—about a laptop ban, for instance—involve trade-offs, and that’s OK.

By Michel Estefan