Cover story
Highlights
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An Investigation
The College That Drowned Itself in Red Ink
How Ohio Valley University ended up closing with just $188,000 in its bank accounts. -
The Review | Conversation
‘An Elaborate New Decorum Has Crept In’
David Bromwich on politics, manners, and the therapeutics of identity.
Also in the issue
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Fund Raising
‘It’s Outrageous’: 2 Donor Conflicts Reveal Tensions for Jewish-Studies Scholars
Two cases at Washington State public universities provide a glimpse into tensions between donors and colleges. -
Student Mental Health
Katie Meyer’s Suicide Put the Spotlight on Student Discipline. Experts Say Mental Health Is the Larger Issue.
The Stanford soccer player’s death has brought increased scrutiny to student-conduct practices after her parents said anxiety over a potential disciplinary action may have been a factor. -
Campus Culture
Her Experience at Yale Unsettled Her. So She Wrote a Horror Film About Being Black in Academe.
The new movie follows a Black student and a Black professor at a fictional elite liberal-arts college. “What we see them go through is a horror,” the director says. -
Data
Higher Ed Added More Than 9,000 Master’s-Degree Programs in Less Than a Decade
And the number of adults with master’s degrees has grown by more than 50 percent. -
The Review | Essay
Will Your College Survive the Demographic Cliff?
National trends are interesting — but enrolling students is a local challenge. -
The Review | Opinion
The College-Cost Conundrum
College is cheaper than students and their families think. -
Advice
Why Teaching Still Gets No Respect in Doctoral Training
Graduate school has long proved a flashpoint for the resistance to scrutiny of faculty teaching. Is that finally changing? -
Advice
Before You Move Into Senior Administration
A new vice president shares five factors to keep in mind as you weigh leaving faculty life.