Nov. 12, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 68, Issue 6Cover Story
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Academic freedom‘I’m Speechless’: What Prompted the U. of Florida to Tell Professors Not to Testify?
At least four professors have said their requests to participate in lawsuits challenging state policy were rejected. Faculty members say the stakes are sky-high.
Highlights
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Campus Politics
The Name-Change Charade
How a racial-justice effort at the University of South Carolina became a smokescreen for inaction. -
Value of Education
What’s a College Degree Worth?
The imperfect science and contested methods of measuring the return on investment of college. -
International
When a Scholar Is Accused of Being a Spy
How investigations play out at different universities reveals a lot about higher education.
Also in the issue
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Dormzilla
A Billionaire Donor Designed a Mega-Dorm. An Architect Called It a Psychological Experiment.
A consulting architect at the University of California at Santa Barbara has resigned in protest of plans for a massive dorm of mostly windowless rooms conceived and financed by Warren Buffett’s business partner. -
Campus Health
Biden’s Vaccine Order Is Broad. These Campuses Are Trying to Apply It Narrowly.
Public colleges in particular are caught between the wishes of different employees, state politicians, and the federal government. -
Data
Undergraduate Enrollment Continues Its Slide, Dipping 3.2 Percent From Last Year
Combined with last year’s drop, undergraduate enrollment has fallen 6.5 percent since fall 2019. -
College Access
Free College Is Dead in Congress, but It’s Alive and Well in the States
Some experts see a lost opportunity to increase college access on a monumental scale. -
The Review
Stand Up for What You Believe, President Fuchs
At the University of Florida, the time for strategizing and threading needles is over. -
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The Review
Administrators Are Not the Enemy
Faculty contempt for nonfaculty members is unjustified and destructive. -
Advice
How to Improve the Administrator-Review Process
Too often, periodic evaluations of senior leaders are shortsighted. Here’s how to fix a broken system.
