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April 12, 2024
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 70, Issue 16

Cover Story

Lifeline or Millstone?
For some colleges, the feds are the lender of last resort. Their help may just dig campuses deeper into debt, a Chronicle investigation has found.

Highlights

The Review | Essay
Higher education has a compensation problem.
‘New Terrain’
A Chronicle survey of Florida and Texas institutions reveals how chaotic the implementation of the controversial laws has been.
Warm Words
Good press for a few thousand dollars — what’s wrong with that?

Also in the Issue

Academic Freedom
At least one department head was asked to sign a letter pledging support for the university’s recently established center.
Academic Freedom
The law’s provisions have raised fears of intrusion into academic freedom and other possible unintended consequences.
Behind the Scenes
Exchanges between University of Wisconsin system officials and stakeholders offer an inside look to a compromise that traded staff raises for cuts to DEI positions.
At Home Abroad
More than 100 countries hosted at least one American student every year, but Britain, Italy, and Spain were perennial favorite destinations, according to an analysis of decades of data.
Advice
The role that professors need to take in today’s college classrooms departs sharply from the one they tend to prefer.
Advice
Your faculty members say they are struggling to teach disengaged students. Can administrators be part of the solution and not part of the problem?
The Review | Opinion
Most of the students aim to get a bachelor’s degree. Few earn one.
Advice
Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search.