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Jan. 31, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 66, Issue 19

Cover Story

Student Loans
How a once-fringe idea went mainstream.

Highlights

Diversity
A book-burning last year at Georgia Southern University made international headlines. But there’s more to the story.

The Chronicle Review

The Review
By David Sessions
Market-based thinking is at the heart of how academe thinks of itself. That’s a travesty.

Commentary

Commentary
By Amber D. Miller
They could help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, but no one is calling.
Advice
By all means, trumpet the successes of your strategic plan, but don’t cover up the warts.

Also in the Issue

News
Roberto Gonzales studies the lives of undocumented young people. The policies of the current administration have led to tension and challenges.
News
Public conceptions of the purpose of college have been shaped for the worse by the university-cinema-industrial complex, says the author of a new book.
News
The latest titles discuss how college communities can find common ground and how the transition to college can be eased for first-generation students.
Gazette
The next president of Rutgers comes from Northwestern University, where he has been provost since 2017.
Mega-Universities
A $43-million loss last year was due in part to marketing costs. And the institution expects to turn a profit this year.
News
Charges of partisan influence have tainted several presidential searches in recent years. In South Carolina, an elected official may have gone too far.
News
The case highlights the conflicts for colleges that employ researchers who study — and engage in advocacy against — powerful corporations.
News
How the rules of an improvisational performance can help professors unlock their students’ creativity.
News
Heather Hiles came to the job less than a year ago and helped lead efforts to design a virtual program aimed at educating adult students statewide.