Statewide Shake-Up
DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Push Just Got Bigger. Fresh Resistance Is Starting to Bubble Up.
Florida’s governor announced a slate of proposed “reforms” that would encroach on campuses’ autonomy.
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Title IX
A Standoff Over Transgender Rights
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'An Untapped Talent Pool'
Learning the ‘Unspoken Rules’
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'Investing' in the Work Force
A College Hopes Its Home-Buying Program Will Attract Employees
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The Review | Essay
The Sad Humiliations of Academic Ghosting
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The Review | Opinion
Fear of a Black-Studies Planet
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Advice
Don’t Write Like a Robot
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Chasing Enrollment Against the Odds
Colleges aim to expand their graduate- and adult-student head counts, but many lack adequate resources and expertise.
Latitudes
For International Recruitment, Is Africa the Future?
A look inside my notebook from a reporting trip to Africa, plus new data show international applicants on the upswing.
Race on Campus
Want Marginalized Students to Feel as if They Belong? Read This.
A researcher recommends avoiding one-size-fits-all models for improving student belonging.
Virtual Events
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A Holistic Approach to Campus Mental Health
UPCOMING: February 7, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET. Creating a culture of mental-health awareness and support on your campus can go a long way to reverse troubling trends of anxiety, depression, and suicide. Join us to learn how you can make a difference. With Support From TimelyMD. Register here. -
Belonging, Trust, and the Student Journey
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Global Leadership Perspective
UPCOMING: February 14, 2023 | 1 p.m. ET. Join us for a 30-minute talk between Dawn Freshwater, vice chancellor of the University of Auckland, and Liz McMillen, executive editor at The Chronicle, on how Auckland is turning its sustainability plan into action. With Support From Auckland. Register here. -
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The Chair’s Role in the Continuing Pandemic
George Justice discusses how department chairs are continuing to deal with Covid on campus, and how they’re dealing with the added pressures of leading through the pandemic. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC. -
Managing Up
Carolyn Dever tackles how managing up is a challenge for all department chairs, and how to navigate these difficulties, providing pro tips on how to approach your dean or provost. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC. -
Seven Practices for Building Community and Student Belonging Virtually
Most colleges and universities have traditionally provided in-person programming and supports to strengthen bonds between students and build a sense of community. This research brief was originally published by Ithaka S+R.
The Review
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Faculty Workloads Are Unequal. That Must Change.
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A Better Way to Protect Free Speech on Campus
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The Academic Career Is Broken
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Major Private Gifts to Higher Education
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Trauma and Social Anxiety Are Growing Mental-Health Concerns for College Students
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Where Applications to College Have Swelled During the Past Decade
Submissions to public and private nonprofit four-year colleges grew 46 percent from 2011 to 2021, according to a Chronicle analysis.
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The Enrollment Crunch: A Special Report
Disappearing Students
The Shrinking of Higher Ed
In the past, colleges grew their way out of enrollment crises. This time looks different.
Nearly 1.3 million students have disappeared from American colleges since the pandemic began. That contraction comes at a precarious moment for the sector. Inflation is driving up costs and straining budgets, stock-market volatility is reducing endowment returns, and federal stimulus funds are running out.
Why is the enrollment crunch happening now? How are colleges responding? What might turn things around? Those are the questions fueling this special report.
Nearly 1.3 million students have disappeared from American colleges since the pandemic began. That contraction comes at a precarious moment for the sector. Inflation is driving up costs and straining budgets, stock-market volatility is reducing endowment returns, and federal stimulus funds are running out.
Why is the enrollment crunch happening now? How are colleges responding? What might turn things around? Those are the questions fueling this special report.
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Stopping the Slide
A community college, a public regional, and a small private institution try to innovate their way out of yearslong enrollment declines. -
Finishing What They Started
As the number of traditional-age students shrinks, educators strive to re-enroll the 39 million Americans who left without a credential. -
The Perilous Predicament of the Very Small College
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Whither Black Enrollment?
After more than a century of Black activists’ fight for college access, Black enrollment this past decade has tumbled at an alarming rate.
Advice
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What to Expect When You Become a Scholarly Editor
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Long Live the Virtual Campus Visit
Six reasons why an online format is better for faculty job finalists than the traditional in-person interview. -
Free Report: What Employers Are Saying About Higher Ed
For many companies, decisions about how much education to require are not simple. -
Take Your Words From Lecture to Page
What compelling lecturers do, and how their techniques can translate to good writing. -
Ask the Chair: Should You Lead a Department on the Brink? And How?
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How to Empower Your Graduate Dean and Save the Ph.D.
It’s time to confer more money and authority on a position whose weakness in the campus hierarchy has always been a given.
