Nov. 11, 2022
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 69, Issue 6Cover Story
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Created with a promise to resist ideological orthodoxy, the institution was greeted by many as little more than a joke. But it’s taking shape.
Highlights
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The Review | Opinion
When Truth and Social Justice Collide, Choose Truth
Why I’m resigning from my professional society. -
Research Repercussions
Racial Pseudoscience on the Faculty
Despite arguing for a decade that Black people are intellectually inferior, this professor rose through the ranks. What finally got him fired?
Also in the Issue
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Race in Admissions
7 Key Moments From the Supreme Court Hearings on Race-Conscious Admissions
The conservative justices seemed skeptical of the colleges’ longstanding practice. The more liberal minority wondered if a race-neutral strategy would exacerbate the very problem it was claiming to fix. -
Sexual Misconduct
‘We’re Done Waiting’: In Economics, Frustrations Over Harassment Take an Explicit Turn Online
On Twitter, a public airing of economists alleged to have behaved badly has begun. Supporters say it’s a needed last resort, while others say it’s the wrong venue for an important conversation. -
'Appalling Retraction'
Penn State Scraps Plans for a Racial-Justice Center
After the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the university made promises that administrators say they can’t afford to keep. -
Decline in Doctorates
America’s Ph.D. Production Experienced Its Steepest Drop on Record
The number of doctoral degrees declined by 5.4 percent in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation. -
The Review | Opinion
How to Stanch Enrollment Loss
It’s time to stop pretending the problem will fix itself. -
Advice
How Not to Handle Student Failure
The firing of an NYU professor prompts one of his former students to reflect on her own teaching. -
The Review | Opinion
Does It Matter if Our Universities Look Like America?
A key player in the 2003 Grutter case takes stock of Monday’s Supreme Court arguments. -
Advice
What Faculty of Color Need to Know About a Tenure-Track Career
How you cope with the morass of academic politics will be different depending on the person, the department, and the institution.
