Cover Story
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The Fallout
Colleges Are Still Trapped in Trump’s Angry Tide
One year after the president left office, they struggle to free themselves from a man who perfected attacks on the sector.
Highlights
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An Investigation
A Scientist Without a Country
Joe Tsien was on the faculty at Princeton and the cover of Time magazine. Then he landed under federal investigation. He says he’s a victim of anti-Asian discrimination, but his story doesn’t add up. -
College Affordability
NC Promise Saved a University and Grew Two Others. Is It a Model or a Fluke?
Once controversial, North Carolina’s radical college-affordability program could be a blueprint for rescuing struggling public institutions — if it lasts.
Also in the issue
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Race in Admissions
The Supreme Court Has Upheld Race-Conscious Admissions Again and Again. Will This Time Be Different?
Even with a supermajority of conservative justices, experts say it’s tricky to say definitively how the court will rule. -
Campus Health
A Covid ‘New Normal’ Is Coming to Campus. Here’s What That Could Look Like.
Transmission of the coronavirus is so high that colleges’ policies are breaking down. But this wave won’t last forever. -
Campus in Crisis
As Michigan Settles With Sex-Abuse Survivors, Questions of Culture Loom
On the heels of firing its president on Saturday night, the University of Michigan on Wednesday announced a $490-million settlement with more than a thousand people who said they had experienced sexual abuse by Robert E. Anderson, a university physician. -
Data
Fall’s Final Enrollment Count Is In. Colleges Lost More Than 475,000 Students.
In one bright spot, freshman enrollment stabilized from 2020 to 2021. -
The Review | Opinion
The Great Faculty Disengagement
Faculty members aren’t leaving in droves, but they are increasingly pulling away. -
The Review | Essay
The Deflating Reality of Life on the Tenure Track
Walking dogs helps me make rent. -
Advice
Why Good Enrollment Managers Are So Hard to Find
It’s perhaps the toughest job in campus administration, but one that you may come to like. -
Advice
Admin 101: Why You Should Meet the Parents
The days of trying to keep families at arm’s length and resenting their “interference” are over.