Feb. 5, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 67, Issue 11Cover story
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Higher Ed and the Public InterestThe Heavy Cost of an Empty Campus
Decades of disinvestment left public research universities overexposed to Covid-19.
Highlights
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Teaching
Some Colleges Revamped the Academic Calendar in Response to the Pandemic. Here’s What They Learned.
Colleges that switched to shorter terms concluded the pace is exhausting, but it helped mitigate the challenges created by Covid-19. -
The Review
The Associate-Professor Trap
Moving up the ladder means dealing with endless bureaucracy. For many, it’s not worth it.
Also in the issue
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The Pandemic-Era University
Kansas Regents Make It Easier to Dismiss Tenured Professors
The temporary policy permits the state’s public universities to suspend or terminate employees without declaring financial exigency. -
Student Loans
Biden’s Pick to Lead Consumer Protection Agency Is an Aggressive Advocate for Student Borrowers
The selection of Rohit Chopra is a sign that the new administration wants aggressive oversight of student-loan servicers. -
Teaching & Learning
Dead Man Teaching
What’s it like to find out your favorite new professor has been dead for almost two years? In a word, weird. -
The Covid-19 Burden
How the Pandemic Put More Strain on Students Last Fall
Increased mental-health stress, worries about affordability, doubts about the value of college, and sagging motivation all emerged in a survey’s findings. -
Admissions
Covid-19 Is Accelerating Changes in Standardized Testing. Expect to See More.
The College Board announced on Tuesday that it would discontinue two offerings — and that a “more flexible” digital SAT is coming. -
The Review
Why Colleges Should Take a Chance on Prisoners Like Me
I’m a writer only because educators were dedicated to my success. -
The Review
Is This Law Professor Really a Homicidal Threat?
The punitive overreactions of university administrators grow ever more demented. -
Advice
College Presidents Need Help Lately, Too
More than ever, campus leaders are struggling with a long list of crises facing higher education.
