Cover Story
Covid-19 and the Public Trust
The pandemic deepened perceptions that higher education is doing damage. Can the University of Florida change minds?
Highlights
The Faculty
Academics are caught in a pincer grip from the political right and left.
Dept. of Unsettling Thoughts
Do you have an idea that’s provocative, tasteless, or even dangerous? A new journal is eager to hear you out.
The Review
Mark Crispin Miller, who is suing his colleagues, used to study conspiracy theories. Now he pushes them.
Also in the Issue
Higher Ed Under Fire
A Boise State student was allegedly forced to apologize for being white and left class in tears — but outside investigators found something much different.
Faculty Furor
Lawyers representing the prize-winning journalist sent a letter to state leaders and the University of North Carolina, the latest move in her controversial tenure case.
The Faculty
A new report from the American Association of University Professors examines Covid-era decisions at eight institutions.
Data
In 25 states, students now account for at least half of total education revenue.
The Review
On the latest attempt to bring higher ed under the dominion of the right.
The Review
Political intervention in hiring will badly damage higher ed.
The Review
Ritualized regimes of political expression must be rejected.
Advice
As a hiring administrator, your goal is to efficiently, presciently, and justly read applicants’ cover letters.