June 25, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 67, Issue 21Cover story
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Behind the Scenes‘What the Hell Happened?’ Inside the Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Case
How a star journalist’s tenure bid entered higher ed’s caldron of politics, race, and money.
Highlights
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The Review
‘How Much Damage Have My Colleagues and I Done?’
A former dean of students loses faith in how colleges handle sexual assault. -
The Review
Our Broke Public Universities
Look beyond flagships, and you’ll see that privatization has had devastating consequences for racial and social equity. -
Politics and the Academy
A New Hire, a Koch Grant, and a Department in Crisis
The money was supposed to be a lifeline. Instead it added fuel to a fire.
Also in the issue
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Race and History
How Does a College Decide Whether to Change Its Name?
Shedding a longtime label — even when it’s freighted with racist meaning — is a struggle for some leaders. -
Eyes on Big Brother
Dartmouth Dropped a Shaky Cheating Investigation, but Concerns Over Digital Surveillance Remain
The pandemic has supercharged the use of technology that monitors student behavior. Here’s why some are worried. -
Abroad at Home
After Deep Drops, International Applications Rebound, Survey Finds
A more-optimistic picture of post-pandemic international enrollment emerges from a snapshot survey by the Institute of International Education. -
Covid-19
Spring Enrollment’s Final Count Is In. Colleges Lost 600,000 Students.
The decline is seven times worse than that of the year before, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. -
The Review
For College Finances, There’s No ‘Return to Normal’
The existential problems facing higher education won’t end with the pandemic. -
Work Force
Inside One University’s Hybrid-Work Decision
The University of Utah’s decision-making process for its new telecommuting rules can serve as a guide for other colleges making similar transitions. -
Advice
Faculty Evaluation After the Pandemic
In our post-Covid personnel landscape, one-size-fits-all tenure and promotion policies are destined to fall short. -
Advice
How to Obtain (and Survive) a Meaningful ‘Administrator Review’
Senior administrators oversee a lot of performance evaluations, but what happens when they are the ones in the spotlight?
