March 17, 2023
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 69, Issue 14cover story
highlights
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The Review | EssayWhere Rich Students Are Told: ‘You Deserve This’
At elite colleges the “best and brightest” are shamelessly flattered. -
College Budget Woes
Colleges Fear Cost of Doing Business Will Become Much Costlier
Inflation, enrollment woes, and increasing intolerance of tuition increases have made this budget season especially difficult. -
Politics and Knowledge
Slamming the Door on Scholarship
War and politics could make on-the-ground study of China and Russia difficult, if not impossible.
also in the issue
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'Incompatible With Democracy'
‘State-Mandated Censorship’: Florida Faculty Worry About Bill That Would Ban Certain Majors
If passed, the legislation would forbid academic programs in gender studies, critical race theory, and intersectionality. The AAUP calls it “a complete violation of academic freedom.” -
Faculty Sanction
A Faculty Committee Recommended Censure, but She Ended Up Suspended Without Pay
New questions surround the harsh penalty meted out to a noted UCLA ecologist. -
Labor Organizing
Work Stoppages Increased Last Year. Higher Ed Played a Key Role.
More than 60 percent of all workers who went on strike in 2022 were part of the educational-services industry. -
Data
These 3 Colleges Are Closing. They Share Some Key Traits.
When Finlandia University recently announced it would shut down, the reasons it gave echoed those of other small, less-selective colleges that have closed. -
The Review | Opinion
Sometimes Diversity Trumps Academic Freedom
Tensions between core values must be tested case by case. -
The Review | Opinion
DeSantis’s Terrifying Plot Against Higher Ed
Even conservatives should oppose the Florida governor. -
The Review | Opinion
Does Harvard Really Discriminate Against Asian American Students?
The data are far less damning than critics contend. -
Advice
How to Select the Right Search Firm
Nearly every campus looking for a new president first hires an executive-search consultant. Too many make an ill-considered choice.
