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The Contradictions of Troy Jackson

Tyler Austin Harper

October 21, 2026

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All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas

October 11, 2026

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Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer

October 2, 2026

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Is College Getting Less Safe for Women?

October 1, 2026

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What Were My Dreams Trying to Tell Me?

November 2026 Issue

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The Pangram Backlash Unfolding on College Campuses

September 21, 2026

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College Sports Are Great

Geraldo L. Cadava

September 19, 2026

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College Is Coming Apart

September 17, 2026

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The Knives Are Out for Bill Belichick

September 16, 2026

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A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans

Conor Friedersdorf

September 14, 2026

Why I Want More AI at Dartmouth

Sian Leah Beilock

September 5, 2026

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A Society of Cheats

John Paul Rollert

August 30, 2026

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Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?

August 24, 2026

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Why Do Rich Kids Love Socialism?

Tyler Austin Harper

August 22, 2026

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Why the Closing of Harvard’s Writing Center Matters

Tyler Austin Harper

August 19, 2026

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Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out

August 17, 2026

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The Atlantic’s September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper’s “Confessions of a Token Black Professor”

August 10, 2026

The Atlantic's September 2026 Cover

Why I Quit the Tenure Track

Tyler Austin Harper

September 2026 Issue

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Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam

September 2026 Issue

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Where Did All the Computer-Science Professors Go?

Lila Shroff and Rose Horowitch

July 21, 2026

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Time-Travel Thursdays

The Ancient Texts That Teach You to Be Human

July 16, 2026

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Higher Ed Is Very Sorry

June 27, 2026

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The Massive Implications of the Brendan Sorsby Ordeal

June 19, 2026

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Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

June 9, 2026

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The Americans Shelling Out Five Figures for a Coat of Arms

July 2026 Issue

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The Atlantic Announces Editorial Fellowship Class for 2026–27

June 3, 2026

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The Phrase I Texted My Kids 133 Times

May 26, 2026

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Why College Students Are Booing AI

May 23, 2026

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Colleges Are at a Breaking Point

May 21, 2026

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Hit Them Where It Hurts

May 21, 2026

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Greetings, Class of 2026! Have You Heard About AI? Wait, Why Are You Booing?

Alexandra Petri

May 20, 2026

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Something Big Is Happening on Campus

May 17, 2026

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The Best Graduation Speech Is One Nobody Remembers

May 15, 2026

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How AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton Tradition

May 12, 2026

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Software Ate My Homework

May 8, 2026

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The Perverse Tyranny of a Perfect Transcript

May 6, 2026

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