Cover story
A Matter of Perspective
Today’s students may be challenging to teach. But they can also be inspiring, if you understand what makes them tick.
Highlights
Kids These Days
Accountability and test-based reforms, pandemic-era disruptions, and larger social and economic pressures have fostered ineffective habits.
Data analysis
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here’s what we found.
'An attack on our profession'
Western Illinois University is undergoing severe budget cuts. Librarians say their work is still crucial.
Also in the Issue
Leadership & Governance
Waded Cruzado’s tenure at Montana State has been lauded as a smashing success. Critics say campus climate has suffered.
Campus Culture
Institutions may be on the hook for a range of new tracking and transparency requirements as early as January 1, if President Biden signs the legislation in the next 12 days.
Legacies
Many of today’s policy debates and controversies had their origins in the president’s one term in office.
The Review | Essay
Overcoming demographic headwinds will require more than austerity.
The Edge
How elite institutions have altered students, other colleges, and our collective priorities.
Advice
A new department head looks for some tangible signs that the time-consuming position is worth all the effort.