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April 11, 2025
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 71, Issue 16

Cover Story

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The Meaning of College-Educated
Should College Graduates Be AI Literate?
By Beth McMurtrie
More institutions are saying yes. Persuading professors is only the first barrier they face.

Highlights

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Swinging for the Fences
‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’
By Eric Kelderman
Many small colleges have invested in sports to boost enrollment. What happens when it doesn’t work?
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The Edge
The Campus as Career Launchpad
How colleges can better connect students to what they need to help them start their working lives.
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The Review | Conversation
‘It Is Remarkable How Quickly the Chill Has Descended’
By Evan Goldstein, Len Gutkin
Legal scholars on what Columbia University should have done — and what other colleges could do next.
There Is No Case for the Humanities 1
The Review | Essay
We’ve Forgotten What College Is For
By Scott Parker
It’s for probing the human condition, not lining up a good internship.

Also In the Issue

Protesters at a rally against changes the University of Michigan is considering to its DEI program, at the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 2, 2024. The University of Michigan, one of higher education's staunchest proponents of diversity, equity and inclusion plans, is weighing changes to its own program as colleges across the country brace for the second presidency of Donald Trump and a Republican assault on such initiatives in government and academia. (Emily Elconin/The New York Times)
'A Sweeping Culture Change'
After Backlash and Trump Edicts, U. of Michigan Shutters DEI Office
By Katherine Mangan
The flagship has struggled mightily to recruit and retain students of color, but the scope of Thursday’s cuts still came as a shock to many.
Jason Stanley.
Q&A
‘No Noncitizen Professor at My Institution Can Speak About Politics Ever Again’
By Nell Gluckman
Why Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism, is leaving Yale for Canada.
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'People are already panicking'
Trump-Inflicted Funding Cuts Could Lead to Overworked Faculty and Staff, Larger Class Sizes
By Adrienne Lu
Many employees were already burned out when the government took aim at several revenue streams colleges heavily rely on.
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The Review | Opinion
Colleges Face a Prisoner’s Dilemma
By David Asch
If we don’t band together, we’ll all get skewered alone.
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The Review | Opinion
How an Accreditation War Could Start
By Robert Shireman
Here’s what to expect from Linda McMahon in the next 90 days.
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Advice
How to Fix Academe’s Postdoc Bullying Problem
By Azmi A. Ahmad
A lack of oversight and accountability allows abusive faculty mentors to operate unchecked in research labs.
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Advice
How to Build a Sustainable Faculty Career
By Jonathan Malesic
Five core principles to help you align the ideals of your vocation and the realities of your position.