Cover Story
Making the Case
Americans increasingly see the public value of higher education. Can colleges seize the moment?
Highlights
Higher Ed Under Fire
State intrusion in higher ed is nothing new.
Finance
Private colleges slashed retirement contributions to their employees by $728 million in 2020.
Also in the Issue
Work Force
The pandemic and its aftermath have “created a tsunami of hiring and retention challenges,” according to a recent Chronicle survey.
Academic Freedom
The state was responding to a lawsuit against the “Stop WOKE” Act, which bars public colleges from promoting “divisive concepts” about race and sex.
Academic Freedom
University of Idaho faculty members are concerned about restrictive guidance they received from their university telling them what they can and cannot say about abortion.
Data
Nearly 40 percent of respondents to a new survey said cost was the main barrier keeping them from college. But they also said money alone wasn’t the answer.
The Review | Opinion
Even institutions not involved with the companies should take heed.
The Review | Opinion
Columbia’s recent data scandal undermines the pretense of objectivity at U.S. News.
Advice
How a university executive who took office at the height of the pandemic has had to adjust her leadership style.