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Oct. 16, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 67, Issue 4

Cover Story

Admissions
The pandemic flipped the script for admissions and enrollment. Here’s an up-close look at how one college adjusted.

Highlights

Teaching
Classroom community is essential to many students’ success. Here’s how some professors are creating that online.
The Review
Most people think so. They’re wrong.
The Review
Arguments that academe does not slant left misconstrue the data.

Also in the Issue

Ripples of the Pandemic
Many departments are opting to focus funding on current students rather than bringing in a new cohort next fall.
Academic Freedom
Responding to President Trump’s executive order on free speech, the Department of Education has put three universities on notice that their funding could be cut.
Enrollment
It helps to be a public regional. But at a time of profound disconnection, cultivating relationships is key.
Equity
The pivot online has been expensive for some of the most vulnerable students. Here’s a look at the numbers.
The Review
Universities should stop trying to buy their way to online dominance.
International
Chinese students stuck overseas bring censorship concerns into newly global online classrooms.
Advice
Covid-19 means this fall is unlike any other in academe, and so is the experience of settling into a new leadership position.