Cover Story
News
As thousands of classes move online, here’s what instructors are doing to stay connected to their students.
Highlights
News
Many institutions just started teaching remotely. But early lessons are already evident.
The Review
A crackdown on scholars with ties to China has triggered a reverse brain drain.
Coronavirus
A chaotic week on many campuses, prompted by the coronavirus, has upended the enrollment process. Now some colleges are pushing back their deposit deadlines.
Commentary
The Review
Students aren’t having a real college experience. We shouldn’t pretend that they are.
The Review
Disaster advice from my time as president of Tulane University during Hurricane Katrina.
The Review
Faculty members are already stretched thin, and now they are being asked to do more. They should hesitate before doing so.
Advice
You won’t be the one deciding to close down the campus, but you do have a key role to play as leader of your department, program, or college.
Also in the Issue
Gazette
Nicholas Ladany will become president of Oglethorpe this summer. Southern Utah’s new provost will take his post in May.
Backgrounder
Title IX officials say they’ll try to do hearings and investigations remotely. But students worry about the psychological toll of waiting weeks or months for a resolution.
News
Adjunct faculty members say the coronavirus reveals systemic inequities in higher education.
News
The Covid-19 pandemic could expose societal divisions that social scientists want to understand. For now, they’ll have to study from afar.