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May 24, 2024
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 70, Issue 19

Cover Story

‘Those Mistakes Added Up’
Indiana University at Bloomington made a series of unpopular decisions. Then it called the police on protesters.

Highlights

Facebook Activists
The group says it’s protecting Jewish students. Some professors argue it’s stifling speech.
The Student Mind-Set
Academics across the country say they’re seeing a host of new and alarming learning challenges: Fragmented and distracted thinking. Limited reading endurance. Weak vocabulary.

Also in the Issue

The Review | Interview
Paul Berman, a leader of the ’68 protests at Columbia University, warns of an intellectual crisis.
Faculty Q&A
An Emory professor who was arrested when the police broke up an encampment spoke to The Chronicle about what happened, and what it says about the state of higher education.
Bot and Circumstance
Some students and parents were skeptical. The speaker herself, Sophia, wasn’t bothered: “I don’t have time for hate.”
Finances
The annual State Higher Education Finance analysis says the squeeze could be explained by enrollment declines, tuition freezes, and the dwindling of stimulus dollars.
The Review | Opinion
A wildly expanded legal presence on campuses is here to stay.
The Review | Opinion
Inertia rules the day. New thinking could upend that.
Advice
How many false accusations of cheating are you and your institution willing to accept as collateral damage?
Advice
How to balance your sense of obligation to your department with what you really want out of your career.