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The Obama Issue

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Barack Obama has had a consequential presidency. In this special issue of The Chronicle Review, we turn our attention to the accomplishments and disappointments of the past eight years. What has Obama meant for higher education and the broader world of ideas? What will be his intellectual and cultural legacy? And what lies ahead for America in the wake of his presidency?

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Gains in college attainment have been modest over the past eight years. Did the 44th president fail to deliver?
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Danielle Allen, Janet Halley, Raynard S. Kington, Anthony P. Carnevale, Marta Tienda, and Jamie Merisotis respond to Michael S. Roth.
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By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
After Obama, historically black colleges are at greater risk.
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By Angus Johnston
Free public higher education is no longer a laughable idea. #ThanksObama
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By Ruth J. Simmons
The first black Ivy League president reflects on the first black U.S. president.
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How race affected nearly everything the president touched.
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By Aziz Rana
Meritocracy and the modern university.
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By Samuel Moyn
It’s time for a more realistic idealism.
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By Crystal Feimster
Appreciating an overlooked legacy.
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By James T. Kloppenberg
Democracy, he reminds us, is a work in progress.
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By Kevin Mattson
Did it matter that Obama was one of us?
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By David M. Kennedy
Watching history unfold over salad.