Cover Story
Admissions & Enrollment
Some colleges are opting not to look at data on racial and ethnic diversity, and others are rethinking rituals that once shaped incoming classes.
Highlights
A Vague Process
Daniel Lim was sure there had to be a reason why some kids get into highly selective colleges and others don’t. His quest to find an answer consumed him.
The Review | Essay
The facts are beyond dispute. The causes and solutions are not.
Also in the Issue
Campus Tensions
The private institution isn’t the first to make such a claim.
‘A Legal Can of Worms’
The downfall of the “Chevron deference” may complicate the implementation of Title IX rules and a bevy of other policies that touch college campuses.
A Reversal
Ted Roberts, a history instructor at Tarleton State University, was rehired after The Chronicle reported on his case, which drew outrage on the Texas campus.
Latitudes
Plus, is OPT under threat? And a high-ranking official said the United States should recruit students from India, not China, in science.
Advice
What it’s like to go back on the faculty job market when financial troubles shutter your institution.
The Review | Opinion
Recently, the University of Minnesota tarnished its reputation by caving to community pressure over the hiring of a director for its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
The Review
More evidence of a campus double standard?
Advice
“Working too hard and too long” — a norm for the modern administrator — is contributing to the high turnover rate.