The Review
The Chronicle’s opinion, analysis, and culture section, with op-eds, book reviews, interviews, letters, scholar profiles, and essays about the ideas and controversies shaping higher education.
The Review | Essay
The Review | Essay
Badar Khan Suri is held in Texas. We spoke through glass. This is what he said.
Latest Letters
Loyalty oaths have no place in the academy.
A recent essay was confused and bitter, writes Catherine O’Donnell.
A defense of obscurantism missed the mark, writes Paul Horwitz.
More Review
The Review | Essay
The story of a philosopher and her wayward student.
The Review | Essay
Fewer options, more intellectual coherence.
The Review | Opinion
We’re used to competition, but what we need is coordination.
The Review | Essay
They have limited political muscle and so must use it wisely.
The Review | Essay
The fight over NIH indirect costs has high stakes.
The Review | Opinion
Bloated bureaucracy fosters disengagement, radicalism, and other ills.
The Review | Essay
Only a sustained and coordinated defense can meet this challenge.
The Review | Opinion
The administration’s punishment over transgender-sports policies is plainly unjustified.