Dec. 9, 2022
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 69, Issue 8Cover Story
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A Growing RevoltIs This the Beginning of the End of the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings’ Dominance?
High-ranking law schools have taken the abrupt step of disavowing the much-cited list. But don’t expect the magazine’s influence to wane anytime soon.
Highlights
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The Review | Opinion
Higher Ed’s Prestige Paralysis
College reputations are fixed, valuable, and based on almost no hard evidence. -
The Review | Opinion
Can We Finally Topple the Tyranny of Rankings?
This is the best chance to kill the conformist pseudoscience of U.S. News, once and for all. -
The Review | Essay
My Cartoonish Cancellation
How I became the subject of an equity investigation at the University of Michigan. -
Higher Ed Under Fire
‘Private Little Hell’
A Florida committee once hunted for gay people in its universities. Sixty years later, the effects linger.
Also in the issue
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Genetics Research
Should All Genetics Research on Intelligence Be Off Limits?
Researchers say applications to a database overseen by the National Institutes of Health were rejected because they might lead to stigma. Exactly what this means, though, isn’t clear. -
Advice
Tenure and the Arrival Fallacy
Wasn’t tenure the Holy Grail of academe? I had made it. Why wasn’t I overjoyed? -
The Review | Opinion
Disgraced Presidents Shouldn’t Get Tenure
Why enrich someone whose career ended in controversy? -
College Admissions
Test-Optional Policies Now Dominate Higher Ed
Over 800 colleges shifted to test-optional policies between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2021. -
'1984' Meets 2022
Channeling Orwell, Judge Blasts Florida’s ‘Dystopian’ Ban on ‘Woke’ Instruction
Judge Mark Walker’s ruling blocks the state’s Board of Governors from enforcing a law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Enrollment Plunge
In Wisconsin, a Merger Can’t Save a Community College
The demographic cliff has already arrived in some parts of the country, forcing administrators to make tough decisions. -
Leadership Upheaval
Ohio State President Leaves Big Plans Unfinished as She Steps Down
Her planned resignation, “a difficult decision,” she said, comes less than three years into a five-year contract. -
Advice
The Provost Files: 8 Dos and Don’ts for New Leaders
What to expect in your first year in academic administration.
