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The Review
Caught in the Middle
Universities are caught between the urban/rural and liberal/conservative divides. Is there a way forward? -
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The Review
What Liberal Academics Don’t Get
America left poorly educated whites behind. Their votes were misguided but understandable. -
News
Getting Up to Speed as a New President
The college presidency is a demanding job that has grown more daunting in a time of strained budgets and fast-moving controversies. Aspiring leaders have a lot to learn. -
The Review
If Only I Had Known More About …
Eight presidents consider what they wish they had learned before taking the top job. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (11/25/2016)
Cornell University names president; Ozarks Technical Community College gets new provost. -
News
Are Students ‘Learning Anything About Love Here’?
Anna Deavere Smith, master of documentary theater, talks about personal narrative, empathy, and colleges’ potential to reach vulnerable students and to disrupt cliques. -
News
The Myth of the Sports Scholarship
Allison Goldblatt and her family believed that her elite status as a swimmer would pay her way at the college of her choice. But they found out the truth. -
News
Coaches Offer Unfiltered Views of NCAA Scholarship Limits
Many believe the association’s aid system is flawed — but not in the way you might think. -
The Review
Hiring a Search Firm? Do Your Homework First
Across higher education, executive searches are growing in number and cost. Colleges and their governing boards should exercise caution before signing on the dotted line. -
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News
How One University Is Working to Make Student Leaders More Resilient
To grow as a leader, you have to be willing to fail. That’s the message Tim Davis shares with students through a new project at UVa. -
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Loan Debt
A Year Before Public-Service Loan Forgiveness Kicks In, Uncertainty Looms
The first wave of borrowers in a program meant to steer students toward public-service jobs will see their debt wiped away next fall. But neither borrowers nor government officials have a good sense of what to expect. -
News
Fight Over the Recording of Title IX Proceedings Exposes Gaps in Law and Trust
Columbia University has barred students who complain of sexual misconduct from recording disciplinary proceedings. It says it needs to protect privacy, but some students say it is just trying to protect itself. -
The Review
What Now?
Matthew Clair on moral persuasion. Dalton Conley on academe’s “Frankenstein.” Jonathan Freedman on changing minds. Robert Greene II on what “public” means. Nell Irvin Painter on a social problem. Mark Bauerlein on shattering groupthink. Amy Kittelstrom on intellectual pride. -
The Review
Trump’s Election Is an Opportunity for HBCUs, if They Can Take It
If students, alumni, board members, and other leaders pull together, they can help launch a renewal in the sector. -
Government
How Minority-Serving Institutions Are Responding to Trump’s Win — and Making Their Pitch
Such colleges, in the words of one prominent scholar, are the “antidote” to the blight of minority communities that the president-elect criticized on the campaign trail. -
News
Learning From Failure in Student-Success Programs
Three colleges explain what went wrong and how they changed course. -
Research
New Insights on What Psychologically Rattles Graduate Students
Groundbreaking research links anxiety and depression to discrimination or financial woes among the students. Fields that are highly competitive or that subjectively measure performance may breed distress.