Cover Story
Job Losses
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, higher education has suffered its greatest job losses on record. The Chronicle set out to tell the stories of those affected.
Highlights
Leadership
How one college president shattered norms, played down the pandemic, and sent his faculty critics packing.
Reopening Campus
Should colleges mandate Covid-19 shots? Encourage? Incentivize? All of the above?
College Admissions
What do ever-shrinking acceptance rates really mean?
Also in the Issue
Litigation
The suit is the latest action by the university to distance itself from some members of the Falwell family, who led the institution from its opening, in 1971, until August 2020.
Information Security
Criminal hackers have taken advantage of the unique circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a significant increase in the number and severity of cyberattacks.
Enrollment Challenges
A year of recruiting trouble may be worsened by perceptions of danger.
Work Force
People of color and those with limited labor protections have endured a disproportionate share of the losses.
The Review
Administrators have rushed to embrace austerity measures. The faculty should call their bluff.
Advice
Vaccines will be key to a successful opening, but it would be a mistake to ignore other safety measures.
The Post-Pandemic Future
Enrollments are down, state support has sagged, and many of their students are reeling. But some see signs of hope for the fall.
Advice
How to prepare an authentic response on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a job candidate for leadership positions.