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Cover of the April 25, 2025, print edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 25, 2025
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 71, Issue 17

Cover Story

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A New Era
The College That Conservatives Took Over
By Emma Pettit
The overhaul of New College of Florida stoked fear on the left and excitement on the right. Two years in, what’s really changed?

Highlights

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The Review | Essay
Are You Ready for the AI University?
By Scott Latham
Everything is about to change.
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The Review | Essay
Gutting DEI Won’t Save Us
By Richard Thompson Ford
Only a sustained and coordinated defense can meet this challenge.

Also In the Issue

Cambridge, MA - May 23: Interim president of Harvard University, Alan Garber, arrives for a photo with honorees before the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University.
'Unmoored From the Law'
As Trump Freezes Billions in Funding, Harvard Steels Itself for a Fight
By Megan Zahneis, Sarah Brown, Kate Hidalgo Bellows
President Alan M. Garber said on Monday that he would not comply with demands from Trump’s antisemitism task force, which quickly responded by pausing dozens of grants and contracts.
Vector illustration of a shield emblazoned with the logos for Indiana University, Nebraska, Rutgers and UMass-Amherst.
A United Front
These Faculty Senates Are Trying to Band Together to Stand Up to Trump
By Megan Zahneis
The idea of a compact among institutions is based on the idea that there’s strength in numbers, and it comes amid frustration that few presidents are speaking out against the administration’s actions against the sector.
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Call Me By My Name
Students Found Out AI Will Help Read Their Names at Commencement. Protest Ensued.
By Taylor Swaak
The University of North Georgia is the latest to turn to AI tech during graduation. Sources say students’ reactions offer a critical takeaway.
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The Review | Opinion
These Colleges Have the Most to Lose From Trump’s Cuts
By Phillip Levine
Is yours among them?
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The Review | Opinion
Appeasing Trump Is Not the Answer
By Dhananjay Jagannathan
It won’t work, and it violates the spirit of free inquiry.
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The Review | Essay
Why We Need Nonpartisan Scholarly Associations
By Claire Bond Potter
They have limited political muscle and so must use it wisely.
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Advice: Working Better
Higher Ed’s Paltry Investment in Training Its Own Leaders
By Kevin R. McClure
What does a well-designed leadership-development program look like?