Cover Story
April 22, 2021
Our blind faith in the transformative power of higher ed is slipping. What now?
Highlights
Faculty
Caught up in a storm of false accusations, professors found themselves fighting to clear their names.
Faculty
How a war of words between a Linfield University professor and the president culminated in a firing — and elicited nationwide outrage.
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
How the University of Richmond’s first Black president found himself at odds with student activists.
Also in the Issue
Free College
The proposal has been called “a momentous step forward,” but some experts say it could waylay the students it most wants to help.
Higher Ed Under Fire
The legislation comes at a time when colleges have been under pressure from Idaho conservatives.
College Governance
A ruling in favor of David B. Wilson could undermine a common understanding among governing boards — that members should act as one and avoid personal crusades.
Students
While there are fewer undergrads — particularly at community colleges — graduate-student enrollment continued to grow, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The Review
The nautical metaphor is a shoddy classifier of colleges — but a clear signal of higher ed’s obsession with status.
The Review
By insisting on bureaucratic solutions to diversity problems, they are empowering administrations at the expense of the faculty.
Campus Hubs
Librarians figured out how to offer services online long before the pandemic. What parts of their latest digital-first shift will be permanent?
Advice
Why a professor no longer grades students on how much they speak up in class.
Advice
This hiring requirement is impeding campus progress on diversity and wasting your time.