Nov. 26, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 68, Issue 7November 21, 2021
Cover Story
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The ReviewThe Future of Expertise
How will the pandemic alter intellectual authority? Nine scholars weigh in.
Highlights
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An Investigation
‘The Biggest Mess’
A prominent researcher undid his career with one night of debaucherous harassment. His university had many years to see it coming.
Also in the issue
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Sexual Misconduct
Why Colleges Struggle to Root Out Professor Misconduct, in One Deposition
Barbara J. Wilson, now president of the University of Iowa, was questioned about her role in a sexual-abuse case at another university. -
Too Fast, Too Soon?
A College Found Explosive Growth Through Its Online Programs. Now Its Accreditor Has Put It on Probation.
Eastern Gateway, in Ohio, was faulted for unchecked growth, without a strong commitment to maintaining academic standards. -
Global
International Enrollments Tumble Below One Million for the First Time in Years, and Covid Is to Blame
The number of international students at American colleges declined precipitously during the Covid-19 pandemic, with new enrollments tumbling 46 percent in fall 2020, a steeper decline than for any other student group. -
Data
A By-the-Numbers Look at a College’s Public Plea for Help
Inside the numbers of Bloomfield College, which went public with its search for strategic partners and benefactors. -
The Review
The College Degree Is in Shambles
It shouldn’t be up to students to search for evidence they might get ripped off. -
The Review
Why I’m Tired of Hearing About ‘Wokeism’
Overblown rhetoric doesn’t advance social justice. -
The Review
College Finances Are Being Eaten From the Inside
How online-course contractors exploit vulnerable institutions. -
Advice
Tenured, Trapped, and Miserable in the Humanities
Why are so many tenured professors unhappy with their jobs yet unable to change careers?
