Dec. 6, 2019
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 66, Issue 14Cover Story
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NewsThis Woman Goes Door to Door to Steer Students to College
A pilot federal program embeds guidance counselors in housing projects to help chart students’ paths to college. As one of those counselors discovered, sometimes the biggest obstacles are cultural.
Highlights
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Leadership
Racist Incidents at Syracuse U. Spun Into a Crisis. The Way Its Leaders Communicated Didn’t Help.
After years of grievances about the racial climate on the campus and the inadequacy of support services for minority students, the moment was ripe for revolt.
Also In the Issue
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Chronicle List
Colleges Where Parents Turn to Taking Out Their Own Loans So Their Children Can Attend
Even with financial aid from the college and the government, parents of all income levels rely on Parent PLUS Loans to close the gap. -
News
Is the Threat to Academic Freedom Growing?
Robert Quinn started Scholars at Risk two decades ago. The project matters now more than ever. -
News
Transitions: New President Selected at U. of the Pacific, Interim Leader Named for U. of West Georgia
The founding dean of Arizona State University’s journalism school has been named the next chief of University of the Pacific. -
News
The Professor’s Views Are Loathsome, Stupid, and Ignorant, the Provost Said. But He Won’t Be Fired.
The First Amendment “is strong medicine,” the provost said, “and works both ways.” -
Leadership
Syracuse’s Chancellor Is in the Hot Seat Over His Handling of Bias Incidents. He’s Been There Before.
Students protested in 2014 to improve the campus’s cultural climate, among other reasons. Some see the recent wave of racist and anti-Semitic incidents as proof that the university never fixed its problems. -
News
Elsevier and Carnegie Mellon Reach Transformative Open-Access Agreement as Research Universities Seek Major Change
Carnegie Mellon’s librarian attributed the private university’s success to the University of California system’s high-profile negotiations earlier this year. -
News
A Doomsday List of Possible College Closures Inspired Panic and Legal Threats. That’s Telling.
A company scuttled its plan to publish a list of colleges that it projects will go broke. Some say the pushback indicates higher ed’s resistance to transparency. -
Athletics
Image-Licensing Deals Could Enrich Big-Time College Athletes. What About the Soccer Team?
The conversation around college athletes’ profiting from their image rights has centered on the biggest stars. Here’s how legislation could affect players in nonrevenue sports. -
Accreditation
Education Department Decision Could Imperil Some Programmatic Accreditors
The agency’s denial of recognition to a new nursing accreditor has left some higher-education experts confused and concerned about a possible new interpretation of existing regulations. -
News
A Professor’s Year Teaching in Saudi Arabia Was a Nightmare. Should an American College Have Stepped In?
Babson College recruited Marwa Mohsen to join a new institution bearing the name of Mohammed bin Salman. When the job soured, she felt that she had nowhere to turn.
