Oct. 1, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 68, Issue 3Cover Story
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FinanceSurviving Among Higher Ed’s Giants
As growth has become a mantra, some colleges seek to stay small.
Highlights
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Campus Extremism
‘We Crossed Many Lines’
Led by Susan Rice’s son, the Stanford College Republicans now specialize in personal attacks. The university is facing demands to rein them in. -
The Review
The Confounding Case of Jan Boxill
The Chapel Hill professor was implicated in an infamous scandal. To focus on her culpability is to miss a disturbing truth about higher education in America. -
Admissions
The Will to Test in a Test-Optional Era
Hundreds of colleges have suspended their ACT and SAT requirements. Many students won’t let them go.
Also in the issue
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Rank and Privilege
Colleges Still Obsess Over National Rankings. For Proof, Look at Their Strategic Plans.
Roughly a quarter of the largest four-year public universities mention rankings in recent strategic plans. -
Board Politics
Can This Group Undo Political Interference at UNC?
The Coalition for Carolina hopes to build public awareness of how the two UNC governing boards are, as the group sees it, damaging the university. -
Covid-19
This Fall, the Unvaccinated Face New Campus Rules and Restrictions
Colleges tried offering carrots to encourage vaccinations. Now some of them are turning to sticks. -
Data
A First Look at Fall Enrollment Shows a 2.5% Dip Among Undergraduates
Community colleges fared the worst, with a decline of 7.5 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. -
The Review
How Can We Trust Administrators?
They assure us it’s safe to return to the classroom — but there are good reasons not to believe them. -
The Review
The Data Is In — Trigger Warnings Don’t Work
A decade ago, there was little research on their effectiveness. Now we know. -
The Review
Is It Ever OK to Enunciate a Slur in the Classroom?
A string of professors have been condemned, disciplined, even fired for saying the N-word in full. -
Advice
On Why I’m Leaving Academe
Is higher education in for a new round of “quit lit” — this time from tenured professors?
