Jan. 10, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 66, Issue 16Cover Story
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NewsHigher Ed’s Dirty-Money Problem
Colleges claim to use tainted money for noble ends. Does anyone believe them?
Highlights
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News
To Court a Secretive Donor, Law Deans at George Mason Blasted Climate Scientists and Their Own Accreditor
Eight hundred pages of documents provided to an activist group show the law school’s yearslong relationship with a supporter of climate-change skeptics.
The Chronicle Review
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The Review
The Law-School Crash
What’s worse than a decade of financial turmoil? Not learning anything from it.
Commentary
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The Review
Why Colleges Should Require a Gap Year
It would go a long way toward improving higher education’s public perception.
Also In the Issue
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Leadership
UNC-Chapel Hill Has a New Chancellor. He’s Already Got Critics.
Kevin M. Guskiewicz was named on Friday to the job permanently after 10 months as the interim head. His former faculty colleagues have faulted his response to the controversial deal over Silent Sam. -
News
As Trump Administration Tries to Roll Back Student-Loan Oversight, It Finds Itself Repeatedly in Court
The Education Department’s emphasis on “transparency” over regulation may be a losing political strategy. -
News
Posting a Photo of Herself in a Hijab Caused an Uproar. She Doesn’t Regret It.
After years of limbo and loss, Larycia Hawkins found a position at a university that, she says, has embraced her. -
Choosing the Next Leader
Wisconsin’s Search for a New President Has Just Begun. Faculty Already Fear the Worst.
Leadership searches can be a moment for a university to come together around a shared vision for the future. But their increasingly tight management stirs anxiety and uncertainty. -
Open Campus
No More ‘Just Trust Us’: Some Private Universities Are Raising the Curtain on Their Inner Workings
The disclosures show a willingness to accommodate a public increasingly skeptical of higher education. -
In the States
As Universities See State Funding Threatened, Will They Be Less Outspoken About Climate Change?
The University of Iowa offers an interesting example. -
News
Is Blockchain the Future of Academic Credentials?
A for-profit college’s closure led to an idea in Dallas: Let students control their own records using the technology behind cryptocurrencies. Several groups are exploring blockchain’s academic potential on parallel tracks. -
News
Transitions: Oregon State U. Selects New President, New Provost at U. of Michigan at Dearborn
Oregon State’s next president, F. King Alexander, comes from Louisana State University.
