Cover Story
News
Campuses have been busy fretting over coronavirus-stricken budgets. Predominantly white universities may be in for an even greater reckoning.
Highlights
Commentary
The Review
Statements by college leaders reflect an unholy alchemy of risk management, legal liability, and trustee anxiety.
The Review
College leaders will be judged by their actions — not their words
The Review
The pandemic reveals ineptitude at the top. Change is needed.
The Review
Denunciation, recrimination, and grandstanding are pit stops on the road to oblivion.
Advice
Several Covid-related regulations and federal and state laws provide guidance.
The Review
As colleges tabulate revenues and expenses for the fall, they won’t like what they see.
Advice
“Do you enjoy hanging out with lawyers?,” and other questions to consider before a move into the provost’s office.
Also in the Issue
News
After nixing a commencement speech by the president’s daughter and special adviser, Jay Golden confronts angry donors who want him gone as the university’s president.
News
Some colleges have distributed a lot of Cares Act funds; others very little. Experts point to unclear — and changing — federal guidance as one factor in the delays.
News
A $65 donation funds a “student protection kit” — thermometer, face masks, and sanitizing supplies. Some faculty wonder if raising money to keep students from harm is the best message during a pandemic.
News
Furloughs and job losses are already underway. A return to campus in the fall could put many faculty and staff members at further risk.