Cover Story
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News
What College Activists Want
Defunded police. Inclusive coursework. Faculty who look like them. Students are demanding radical change for racial justice, and they’re not backing down.
HIGHLIGHTS
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News
U. of Southern California President Departed With a $7-Million Payout
C.L. (Max) Nikias was pushed from office in 2018 over his handling of a sexual-abuse scandal involving a campus gynecologist.
Commentary
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The Review
How Higher Ed Can Stop Affirmative Action for Rich White People
Fixing academe’s race and class inequality must be at the top of the list. -
The Review
This Will Be One of the Worst Months in the History of Higher Education
Layoffs, declarations of financial exigency, and closures are imminent. Here’s who’s most at risk. -
Advice
Admin 101: How Good Leaders Say No
The economic fallout from Covid-19 means administrators will be killing more ideas than they approve. But you can lessen the odds that your “no” will be taken as a personal or political affront. -
The Review
Rise of the Absurdly Demanding Job Ad
Enough with peculiar obscurantism and unreasonable expectations.
Also In the Issue
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U.S. Rescinds Visa Policy That Could Have Forced Colleges to Hold Some Classes in Person
The Trump administration backed down from guidance that would have prevented international students from learning online. -
Higher-Education Pricing
Colleges Face a No-Win Dilemma: To Cut or Not to Cut Tuition?
Colleges planning to go online can discount tuition in hopes of keeping students happy or stick with full tuition but potentially lose students. Either one could hit their bottom line. -
News
One University Asked Students for Social-Distancing Ideas. Here’s What They Proposed.
Student buy-in is crucial for social-distancing policies to work, experts say. So the University of Michigan opened the floor for a campuswide innovation challenge. -
Gazette
Transitions: U. of California System Names First Black President
Michael V. Drake will succeed Janet Napolitano, who will step down as president of the University of California on August 1.