Cover Story
Disappearing Students
In the past, colleges grew their way out of enrollment crises. This time looks different.
Highlights
The Search for Solutions
A community college, a public regional, and a small private institution try to innovate their way out of yearslong declines.
The Lived Experience
After more than a century of Black activists’ fight for college access, Black enrollment this past decade has tumbled at an alarming rate.
Finance
Many campuses with fewer than 1,000 students survived the pandemic on fumes. What’s next?
College Completion
As the number of traditional-age students shrinks, educators double down on efforts to re-enroll the 39 million Americans who left without a credential.
Also in the Issue
The Faculty Ranks
A new study found that women and scholars of color were most likely to take advantage of this option — but raises questions about inequity.
Leadership
The University of St. Thomas, in Houston, is reviewing its hiring processes after faculty members accused its business-school dean of lying about his credentials.
Academic Workplace
It’s not totally clear whether this new website is supposed to be funny or serious. The faculty member behind it says it’s both.
The Work Force
Event planners, institutional researchers, and campus-museum directors were among the employees refilling campus jobs at the highest rates.
The Review | Opinion
Upward mobility should be the rule, not the exception.
The Review | Opinion
Teaming up with online program managers comes at a steep reputational cost.
Advice
The way to retain students is not to try to control every possible thing that could go wrong, but to give them one or two good reasons to stay.
Advice
Higher education needs fresh ideas to evolve and survive. Why not offer a voice that has been muted?
Advice
A new monthly column offers advice on the challenges of running a department.