Jan. 31, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 66, Issue 19Cover Story
Highlights
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DiversityRacist Incidents, Budget Cuts, and Faculty Warnings: Inside the Run-Up to a Campus Book-Burning
A book-burning last year at Georgia Southern University made international headlines. But there’s more to the story.
The Chronicle Review
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The Review
How College Became a Commodity
Market-based thinking is at the heart of how academe thinks of itself. That’s a travesty.
Commentary
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Commentary
Research Universities Are a Wasted Resource
They could help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, but no one is calling. -
Advice
Admin 101: How to Properly Wrap Up a Strategic Plan (and Why That Matters)
By all means, trumpet the successes of your strategic plan, but don’t cover up the warts.
Also In the Issue
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News
What It’s Like to Study Immigration in the Trump Era
Roberto Gonzales studies the lives of undocumented young people. The policies of the current administration have led to tension and challenges. -
News
Unequal Spaces: How College Is Portrayed in Film
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
Selected New Books on Higher Education
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
Transitions: Rutgers U. Selects New President; New Provost at Washington U. in St. Louis
The next president of Rutgers comes from Northwestern University, where he has been provost since 2017. -
Mega-Universities
Purdue Global Has Had a Rocky Start. Is It Growing Pains or a Sign of Trouble?
A $43-million loss last year was due in part to marketing costs. And the institution expects to turn a profit this year. -
News
Governor Had ‘Undue Influence’ Over U. of South Carolina Presidential Search, Accreditor Finds
Charges of partisan influence have tainted several presidential searches in recent years. In South Carolina, an elected official may have gone too far. -
News
A Brown U. Professor Took On Big Pharma. His University Pulled Him From the Classroom.
The case highlights the conflicts for colleges that employ researchers who study — and engage in advocacy against — powerful corporations. -
News
What Instructors Can Learn From Improv
How the rules of an improvisational performance can help professors unlock their students’ creativity. -
News
Chief Executive of California’s Virtual Community College Suddenly Resigns
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.
