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Oct. 28, 2022
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 69, Issue 5

Cover Story

Special Report
Academe has assumed a symbolic importance it hasn’t had since the height of the Cold War.

Highlights

Survival on the Ballot
A decade ago, Wisconsin’s governor made college a wedge issue. Now his approach has gone national.
The Partisan Divide
What two governors’ contrasting platforms say about the nation’s polarized views about colleges.

Also in the Issue

Leadership
Samuel L. Stanley Jr.’s resignation underscores the severity of the standoff between the East Lansing campus and its board. That fight may be just beginning.
The Debate Over Rigor
The case of an NYU organic-chemistry professor centers on one of teaching’s thorny questions.
Diversity
The campus, in Morris, has lost nearly half of its students over the past decade, across all demographic groups.
Data
Twenty-nine percent were food-insecure, and 14 percent were housing-insecure, according to the Center for Community College Student Engagement.
The Review | Opinion
Nine student groups want to ban supporters of Israel from speaking. That’s wrong.
The Review | Opinion
Mentoring, committee work, and other campus service disproportionately burden women.
The Review | Essay
Ex cathedra statements on current events from admins are just ... weird.
Advice
A study of fairness and bias in tenure and promotion suggests that some candidates are spurned for reasons beyond their control.