Students speaking out on race. An alumna fighting to save her college. A governor taking on tenure. This year’s group of 10 influencers and agitators shook up higher education in the classroom, on campus, and beyond.
2015 Influence List
He pulled together a group of colleges to rethink how students apply.
2015 Influence List
She spurred a rallying cry for women in science.
2015 Influence List
She led an insurgency to keep Sweet Briar College open.
2015 Influence List
She helped make trigger warnings a campus debate.
2015 Influence List
He repealed state laws that protected tenure and shared governance.
2015 Influence List
She translated the economics of higher education for a broad audience.
2015 Influence List
He forced a reckoning with deep problems in science.
2015 Influence List
The firm has professionalized hiring and injected more secrecy, too.
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Find out how several people on The Chronicle’s previous two influence lists continue to make a mark.