Skip to content
ADVERTISEMENT

Opinion

Opinions and ideas for those in higher education.
Illustration showing a woman with hundreds of colored bubbles surrounding her head, representing thoughts and ideas
The Review | Opinion
How Colleges Can Kick Their Addiction to Consultants
By Hollis Robbins February 13, 2025
AI can help the sector wean itself from its dependency on outside ‘experts.’
Illustration of person with red and blue tape over mouth
The Review | Opinion
Institutional Neutrality Is Censorship by Another Name
By Bradford Vivian February 12, 2025
Its recent vogue owes much to conservative think tanks.
Illustration showing a designer's hands shaping plans of a campus building
The Review | Forum
16 Bold Ideas to Make Higher Ed a Better Place to Work
February 10, 2025
Mini-sabbaticals, weekend email bans, soft-serve for all, and more.
Evron-0204.jpg
The Review | Essay
The University Has Always Been ‘Liberal.’ That’s a Good Thing.
By Nir Evron February 6, 2025
The modern research university is not, and has never been, a depoliticized zone.
illustration of brambles and thorns overcoming a university building
The Review | Essay
Higher Ed Is Trapped in Trump’s Chaos
By Brendan Cantwell February 4, 2025
Here’s how the sector can find its footing.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, appearing on a television screen during his filmed reply to Columbia Broadcasting System newscaster Edward R. Murrow, tells a coast to coast audience (April 6th), that Murrow "as far back as twenty years ago, was engaged in propaganda for Communist causes."
The Review | Opinion
No, Today’s Campus Climate Is Not Worse Than the McCarthy Era
By John K. Wilson January 31, 2025
Defending academic freedom doesn’t mean exaggerating the threats to it.
Illustration showing four students at their desks in a classroom, with digital lines and code raining down on them
The Review | Essay
The Classroom Is Not Your Living Room
By Hollis Robbins January 28, 2025
The vogue for “belonging” misses the point of education.
Katherine Franke
The Review | Opinion
No, Katherine Franke Was Not Fired
By Steven Lubet January 16, 2025
Here’s what really happened to the controversial Columbia law professor.
Illustration of a black umbrella being rained upon by red pencils.
The Review | Conversation
‘There Needs to Be a Rousing Defense of the Sector’
By Len Gutkin, David Wescott January 16, 2025
Steven Brint talks Trumpian dystopia, the administrator-activist alliance, and the role of higher ed’s political center.
Illustration showing a woman at her desk, surrounded by stacks of documents and papers flying around.
The Review | Essay
The Humanities Job Market Is Broken. Here’s One Easy Fix.
By Julie Stone Peters January 14, 2025
We’re demanding way too many documents from job candidates.
Load More