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May 10, 2024
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 70, Issue 18

Cover Story

Free-Speech Dilemma
In ordering demonstrators to disperse, leaders are motivated by concerns about safety, legal risk, and perception. But sending in the police can backfire.

Highlights

The Review | Opinion
Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism.
The Review | Opinion
The zealous Trump booster wields dangerous influence over higher education.
The Review | Essay
One-sided departmental statements are a threat to academic freedom.
The Review | Opinion
The new wave of protests isn’t just about Gaza. It’s a response to the undemocratic university.
The Review | Opinion
Today’s student left has inherited some of the worst tendencies of the ’60s.
A space for dialogue
A political-science course at the Johns Hopkins University wrestles with the questions tearing campuses apart.

Also in the Issue

Compensation
Some financially strained colleges have told instructors their pay will be based on the number of students in their classes. For one adjunct professor, that amounted to a $101 paycheck.
Policy Overhaul
After a long delay, the Biden administration has finalized new regulations for handling campus investigations of sexual assault and harassment.
Low-scoring game
Researchers found almost no long-term benefits for three dozen colleges that added the sport in the last few decades.
Campus Activism
Encampments and sit-ins proliferated across the country in April, May, and June. Our map has been updated to include recent encampments at Wayne State University, the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a handful of other institutions.
The Review | Opinion
Critics of the Kalven principles miss the point.
Advice
How a national project aims to give master’s and doctoral students the same level of attention as first-year undergraduates.
The Review | Opinion
If critics have a problem with the goal of diversity, they should say so.
Advice
Three professors share lessons learned from joining a support group to “workshop” the decision on when to retire.