August 4, 2023
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 69, Issue 24Cover story
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'A niche art form'Is College for Puppets?
At a flagship in crisis, a tiny program’s fight to survive reveals competing visions over the purpose of higher education.
Highlights
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Special Report
Close-Up on Courseware
The risk to students when instructors adopt one-stop learning platforms. -
Housing Nightmares
When There’s Nowhere to Live, What’s a University to Do?
The University of California at Santa Cruz can’t meet many students’ basic needs.
Also in the issue
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The Review | Opinion
Another Black Woman Academic Deceived and Dismissed
In 2021 it was Nikole Hannah-Jones. Now it’s Kathleen McElroy. -
The Review | Opinion
Student Teaching Evaluations Are Racist, Sexist, and Often Useless
It’s time to put these flawed measures in their place. -
Advice
What Administrators Don’t Get About Data
For campus leaders, too much information is part of the job. Here’s how to get better at collecting and using it. -
A Legacy of Privilege
New Research Lays Bare Just How Inequitable Elite Colleges Are
Students from wealthy families are twice as likely to get into the nation’s most-selective colleges than students from middle- and low-income backgrounds — even if they have similar test scores. -
Leadership
Stanford’s President Steps Down After Investigation Finds He ‘Failed’ to Correct Mistakes in Papers
Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s dramatic announcement came as the university released the inquiry’s results, and after months of reporting by the student newspaper about alleged misconduct. -
All in a Day's Work
Meet the Real-Life Scientists Who Got to Play Scientists in ‘Oppenheimer’
As extras in the World War II biopic, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory shot scenes with Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. — and taught them a few things, too. -
News
How Much Are Private-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses and benefits for 307 chief executives at private colleges with expenditures of $100-million or more.
