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Dec. 13, 2024
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 71, Issue 8

Cover Story

The Review | Reporting
Universities have been providing treatment to inmates. Is that a good idea?

Highlights

Overzealous Intrusions?
Officials say they’re protecting free speech. But are they undermining it?
Tidal Wave of Cases
The campus officials who enforce conduct codes are navigating a deluge of demands from students, institutional leaders, advocacy groups, and politicians — including President-elect Trump.

Also In the Issue

Accreditation
The president-elect and his allies have floated a sweeping vision for upending the way colleges are accredited. But firing the accreditors is easier said than done.
Shifting right
In 2020, 62 percent of them voted for President Biden. In 2024, 52 percent supported Trump — a swing of 19 percentage points.
A Grim Picture
Students’ emotional and mental distress are taking a toll on professors’ health. Administrators should take action, the authors urge.
The Review | Opinion
In the era of race-neutral admissions, data from entering classes don’t add up.
The Review | Essay
Bureaucrats are overcomplying with state DEI laws. Faculty must fight back.
Advice
A professor offers two proposals to reduce widespread academic misconduct by college students.
Advice: Working Better
Employees dealing with life’s hardships find institutional support to be highly uneven. How to fix that.