April 28, 2023

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Volume 69, Issue 17

Cover story

The Review | Essay

My #MeToo Moment

By Deborah Chasman

When Junot Díaz was accused of misconduct, he worked for me. Things got complicated.

Highlights

Aging Facilities

The Backlog That Could Threaten Higher Ed’s Viability

By Scott Carlson

Campuses went on a decades-long building boom. The bill for maintaining them, which has rarely been fully met, is coming due.
Field Trip

Roland Griffiths’ Magical Profession

By Tom Bartlett

The Johns Hopkins University professor has been a pioneer in the field of psychedelic research. Approaching the end of his life, he’s launching a new project that he hopes might help save the world.

Also in the issue

Leadership

College Presidents Are Less Experienced Than Ever — and Eyeing the Exit

By David Jesse

The tenure of higher-education leaders has shrunk again, a much-watched survey found. And they’re not leaving for the corner office elsewhere.
Law and Power

At Harvard, Details About the Handling of a Harassment Case May Spill Into Public View

By Nell Gluckman

Graduate students sued Harvard last year, alleging it failed to protect them from sexual harassment and retaliation. The case, and the public pressure on the university, has not let up.
Publishing

This Questionable Study Caught Fire in Anti-Vaccine Circles. How Did It Get Through Peer Review?

By Stephanie M. Lee

The study, now set to be retracted, used fuzzy methods to claim that hundreds of thousands had died from Covid vaccines, critics say.
Data

Here Are the Parts of Their Job for Which Presidents Want More Training

By Audrey Williams June

At least 20 percent of campus chief executives want to learn more about nearly a dozen topics, according to the new American College President survey.
The Review | Opinion

Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships

By Tamara F. Lawson and Heather K. Gerken

U.S. News rankings methods have encouraged the neglect of low-income students.
The Review | Opinion

The Grade Inflation Conversation We’re Not Having

By Jeff Denning, Eric Eide, Kevin Mumford, Rich Patterson, and Merrill Warnick

GPAs are going up, but colleges aren’t talking about it.
The Review | Opinion

Academic Freedom Shouldn’t Be a Privilege of Wealth

By Sigal Ben-Porath and Megan Bogia

Poor colleges are much more vulnerable to state interference.
Advice

The Year of Running Nonstop Job Searches

By Manya Whitaker

An administrator’s front-row view of the competition for hiring senior staffers.