Story List
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GazetteTransitions: U. of North Carolina at Asheville Chancellor to Step Down; MacArthur Fellows Announced
This year’s MacArthur fellows include professors from Rice U. and the U. of Washington, among others. -
The Partisan Divide
Is Higher Ed a Public Good or a Public Threat?
What two governors’ contrasting platforms say about the nation’s polarized views about colleges. -
Survival on the Ballot
A Playbook for Knocking Down Higher Ed
A decade ago, Wisconsin’s governor made college a wedge issue. Now his approach has gone national. -
Diversity
A U. of Minnesota Regent Asks if One of the System’s Campuses Is ‘Too Diverse’
The campus, in Morris, has lost nearly half of its students over the past decade, across all demographic groups. -
The Review | Essay
The 50-Year War on Higher Education
To understand today’s political battles, you need to know how they began. -
Leadership
Michigan State’s President Is Out. But the War Isn’t Over.
Samuel L. Stanley Jr.’s resignation underscores the severity of the standoff between the East Lansing campus and its board. That fight may be just beginning. -
The Review | Opinion
A Free-Speech Scandal at Berkeley Law
Nine student groups want to ban supporters of Israel from speaking. That’s wrong. -
The Review | Essay
Do Administrators Think They’re Spiritual Healers?
Ex cathedra statements on current events from admins are just ... weird. -
The Debate Over Rigor
What Does It Mean When Students Can’t Pass Your Course?
The case of an NYU organic-chemistry professor centers on one of teaching’s thorny questions. -
The Review | Opinion
Female Faculty: Beware the Non-Promotable Task
Mentoring, committee work, and other campus service disproportionately burden women. -
Advice
Promotion Rejected? Your Record May Not Be the Problem.
A study of fairness and bias in tenure and promotion suggests that some candidates are spurned for reasons beyond their control. -
The Review | Essay
I’m a Conservative. I’m Dismayed by Right-Wing Campus Activists.
A populist conservatism that bears an uncomfortable resemblance to McCarthyism confronts colleges. -
The Review | Opinion
The Dumbing Down of the Purpose of Higher Ed
The university’s core values are under attack. We must speak up. -
The Review | Opinion
The Charade of Political Neutrality
Colleges are in the middle of the culture wars, whether they like it or not. -
The Review | Opinion
What Will It Take to Make College More Affordable?
Political solutions face fierce headwinds, but there’s still hope for progress. -
Special Report
Higher Ed Is on the Ballot
Academe has assumed a symbolic importance it hasn’t had since the height of the Cold War. -
The Review | Opinion
No War but the Culture War?
Conservatives are mobilized to oppose the left’s long march through higher ed. -
The Review | Opinion
Colleges Must Stop Trying to Appease the Right
Republicans say professors are the enemy. They’re right — we are. -
The Review | Opinion
Overzealous Covid Measures Are Hurting Education
Progressives who insist on inflexible rules are playing into the GOP’s hands.
