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Oct. 5, 2022
Academe Today: A Pandemic-Era Cut With a Hidden Price Tag
Reckless rankings at “U.S. News"; a Hispanic-serving college may not be that; colleges must protect abortion-seeking students, U.S. says; and more. -
Oct. 4, 2022
Academe Today: The Return of College as a Common Good
How states starved public colleges; race as a reason for colleges’ shift to private good; Florida’s totalitarian academic-freedom crackdown; and more. -
Oct. 3, 2022
Academe Today: As a Conservative, I’m Dismayed by Right-Wing Campus Activists (Opinion)
What changed after last fall’s campus protests over sexual violence; Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan faces suits, a rollback, and a new price; and more. -
Sept. 30, 2022
Academe Today: Former College President Had a ‘Blind Spot’ for Abusive VP, Report Says
How fossil-fuel money warps climate research; advice from students who took your course before; building diversity with culture, not quotas; and more. -
Sept. 29, 2022
Academe Today: California Confronts Student-Housing Woes, but There’s No Quick Fix
When student aid contributes to racial inequity; why some high-school graduates skip college; more Chinese academics leave U.S. colleges; and more. -
Sept. 28, 2022
Academe Today: Thousands of Students Take Courses Through Unaccredited Companies
Johns Hopkins faces renewed resistance to plan for armed police; Parent PLUS loans drive racial inequity; the weaponizing of history; and more. -
Sept. 27, 2022
Academe Today: Higher Ed’s Hiring Crunch Got Worse Over the Summer
Idaho cautions against abortion discussions in the classroom; Florida claims that faculty expression is government speech; and more. -
Sept. 26, 2022
Academe Today: The Dumbing Down of the Purpose of Higher Ed
Two leadership searches in Florida struggled to field candidates; public-university curricula are “government speech,” Florida argues; and more. -
Sept. 23, 2022
Academe Today: Florida A&M Students Sue State, Accusing It of Decades of Underfunding
How five universities produce one-eighth of tenure-track professors; how Native students self-identify; evaluating class participation; and more. -
Sept. 22, 2022
Academe Today: What the Faltering OPM Market Means for Colleges
Yeshiva’s fight with LGBTQ group takes unexpected turn; Michigan State faculty supports embattled president; noose at UVA prompts protests; and more.