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Brian Rosenberg

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The campus of Columbia University in New York on Oct. 1, 2024.
The Review | Opinion
Columbia Capitulated — But So Did the Rest of Higher Ed
By Brian Rosenberg March 24, 2025
The gravity of the university’s mistake should not obscure our widespread failure.
Vector-based illustration depicting a campus clock tower in a display gauge with blue on one side and red on the other. The glass is cracked.
The Review | Opinion
Universities Need to Defend Themselves, Not Remain Neutral
By Brian Rosenberg February 25, 2025
Silence is not an option.
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The Review | Essay
Boards of Trustees Are Bloated and Ineffectual
By Brian Rosenberg December 12, 2024
Higher ed has a governance problem.
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The Review | Essay
The Impossible College Presidency
By Brian Rosenberg June 11, 2024
Leaders face unreasonable demands and intolerable critics.
(L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses.
The Review | Opinion
Trust in Higher Ed Was Low. It Just Got Lower.
By Brian Rosenberg December 8, 2023
The antisemitism hearing in the U.S. Congress was a reminder: Many people don’t like us.
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The Review | Essay
Higher Ed’s Ruinous Resistance to Change
By Brian Rosenberg September 25, 2023
The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It’s time to evolve.
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The Review | Opinion
The Deafening Silence of Florida’s College Presidents
By Brian Rosenberg April 6, 2023
In the midst of a crisis, they’ve made clear their biggest priority: job security.
Ron DeSantis at podium that says Freedom From Indoctrination
The Review | Opinion
The Fight for Florida’s New College
By Brian Rosenberg January 11, 2023
Republicans’ destructive chaos clashes with institutional inertia.
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The Review | Opinion
Higher Ed’s Prestige Paralysis
By Brian Rosenberg November 22, 2022
College reputations are fixed, valuable, and based on almost no hard evidence.
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The Review | Essay
Should Universities Take Political Stands?
By Brian Rosenberg March 31, 2022
In theory, institutions stay out of political and cultural debates. But that’s never been true.
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