PURPOSE
CURRICULUM
1
The Newest Epidemic: Cheating
Sources
Cheating at School Is Easier Than Ever—and It’s Rampant
(Wall Street Journal)
Universities overreacting to online cheating, experts warn
(Times Higher Education)
Dartmouth Dropped a Shaky Cheating Investigation, but Concerns Over Digital Surveillance Remain
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Further Reading
Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic
(GBH News)
2
Academic Freedom on the Ropes
Sources
Academic Freedom Is on the Ropes
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
How to Truly Protect Academic Freedom
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Contingency and Upper Management Growth on the Rise in Higher Ed
(Academe Blog)
It’s time for an overhaul of academic freedom
(Washington Post)
Donald Kagan: A Classicist Who Fought for Free Expression on Campus
(Politico)
BDS as a Threat to Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech in the United States
(Michigan State International Law Review)
Further Reading
Adding More Administrators Will Not Protect Academic Freedom
(Academe Blog)
Fighting for Free Speech on Campus: A Conversation with Lucas Morel
(Public Discourse)
Assaults on campus free speech are indeed snowballing
(American Enterprise Institute)
US campus free speech complaints often resulting in sanctions
(Times Higher Education)
The Essential Return to Great Literature
(RealClearEducation)
Civic Education Is a Must
(RealClearPublicAffairs)
‘We as Humanists Are Not in a Monopoly’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
‘Whiteness’ and the Humanities
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
COMMUNITY
3
Holistic Admissions: Good or Bad For Student Diversity?
Sources
Washington’s Public Universities Will No Longer Require the SAT or ACT. Will Admissions Become More Equitable?
(Seattle Times)
Keep the Tests
(City Journal)
PROOF POINTS: Test-optional policies didn’t do much to diversify college student populations
(Hechinger Report)
Less Than Meets the Eye
(City Journal)
Further Reading
Falling College Academic Standards: New Evidence
(Independent Institute)
Equity or Education?
(American Greatness)
4
Affirmative Action: Meritocracy Versus Diversity
Source
Can Affirmative Action Survive?
(New Yorker)
Further Reading
[Le]Manning the Barricades for Affirmative Action
(Minding the Campus)
Georgetown’s Asian Gambit—Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
(Minding the Campus)
Do Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices Achieve Their Stated Goals?
(Martin Center)
GOVERNANCE
TRUSTEESHIP
5
A “Slam Dunk Case for Tenure”: Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Battle
Sources
After conservative criticism, UNC backs down from offering acclaimed journalist tenured position
(NC Policy Watch)
Her ‘1619 Project’ Is a Political Lightning Rod. It May Have Cost Her Tenure.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
‘What the Hell Happened?’ Inside the Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Case
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
UNC board approves tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after uproar over inaction on job protection
(Washington Post)
How Nikole Hannah-Jones Flipped the Script on Chapel Hill
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nikole Hannah-Jones Readies Legal Challenge Amid Stalled UNC Tenure Bid
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Behind Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Tenure Case
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Further Reading
UNC board to meet June 30, with tenure at stake for Nikole Hannah-Jones
(Washington Post)
UNC Board of Trustees approves tenure for controversial 1619 creator Nikole Hannah-Jones
(College Fix)
Black students demand tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones and no cops during move-in
(College Fix)
Nikole Hannah-Jones will not join UNC-Chapel Hill faculty without tenure
(Progressive Pulse)
After Controversial Delay, UNC Awards Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
How Chapel Hill Bungled a Star Hire
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nikole Hannah-Jones at the Summit
(American Greatness)
A Culture of Free Speech Protects Everyone
(The Atlantic)
UNC Tenure Request for "1619 Project" Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Resubmitted
(Diverse)
The Pernicious Fantasy of the Nikole Hannah-Jones Saga
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
6
Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer and Heads to Howard U.
Sources
Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard faculty after UNC tenure controversy
(Washington Post)
Nikole Hannah-Jones Declines U. of North Carolina’s Tenure Offer, Plans to Join Howard U.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure offer, chooses to go to Howard instead
(College Fix)
Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision to Decline Tenure Offer at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and to Accept Knight Chair Appointment at Howard University
(NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.)
Further Reading
Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure saga highlights lack of Black journalism instructors, students say
(Washington Post)
‘A Place That Was Built for Us’: How Howard U. Landed Nikole Hannah-Jones
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
UNC Board of Trustees approves tenure for controversial 1619 creator Nikole Hannah-Jones
(College Fix)
UNC Board of Trustees votes 9-4 to approve Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application
(Daily Tar Heel)
North Carolina relents and grants Hannah-Jones tenure
(Times Higher Education)
Hannah-Jones rejects North Carolina for Howard after tenure row
(Times Higher Education)
7
What Went Wrong at UNC? Demanding Answers About the Trustees’ Handling of the Hannah-Jones Tenure Case
Sources
When Tenure Denials Go Public
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nikole Hannah-Jones No Longer Has Immediate Tenure at UNC. What Happened?
(Diverse)
UNC faculty upset that prizewinning 1619 Project journalist won’t have tenure when she starts teaching at Chapel Hill
(Washington Post)
The Tenure Denial of Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Craven and Dangerous
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Who’s on Your Board?
(Academe Blog)
Further Reading
UNC-CH Faculty Chair’s Remarks to the Board on Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Appointment
(Academe Blog)
At UNC, the Damage Is Done
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Nikole Hannah-Jones vs the UNC Board of Governors: Academic Freedom for Whom?
(Library of Economics and Liberty)
Inside the dramas at UNC-Chapel Hill: Boards, partisan politics and the flagship
(Washington Post)
Unions concerned as Georgia pushes post-tenure review
(Times Higher Education)
New documents detail behind-the-scenes turmoil at UNC journalism school over Nikole Hannah-Jones hiring
(College Fix)
A Darkness at Yale
(Wall Street Journal)
The Multiversity and its Discontents: The Evolution of a Fatal Flaw
(Minding the Campus)
Is Harvard Complacent?
(Harvard Magazine)
Administrative Bloat at Universities Raises Costs Without Helping Students
(Daily Signal)
USA Gymnastics Proposes $425 Million Settlement With Larry Nassar Victims
- (Wall Street Journal)
UMass Receives Largest Gift to Date — $50M From Alumni Couple
(Diverse)
Montana State College of Nursing Receives $101M Donation
(College Post)
Montana State Receives $101M, Largest Gift Ever Given to a U.S. Nursing college
(Diverse)
Boston College Receives $75, Largest Estate Gift to Date
(Diverse)
Yale Taps Mendelsohn as Endowment Chief
(Wall Street Journal)
Yale Prepares to Take Its Succession Test
(Wall Street Journal)
David Swensen, Yale Endowment Chief, Dies at 67
(Wall Street Journal)
Harvard, America’s richest university, will divest from fossil fuels
(Washington Post)
8
Judge Blocks Bicoastal Merger of Mills College and Northeastern U.
Sources
The Surveilled Student
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Mills College Must Release Financial Info, Pause Merger with Northeastern
(Diverse)
Mills College Alumni Sue School, Claims Blindsided by News of Closure or Merger
(Diverse)
A Potential Cross-Country Merger
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
Ruling Puts Pause on Mills College Acquisition Talks
(Inside Higher Ed)
Mills College in talks with Northeastern University to keep doors open, admit men as undergrads
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Mills College will merge with Northeastern University rather than close
(Career Education Review)
Northeastern University Partners and Saves Mills College from Closing
(Diverse)
Northeastern move for Mills meets big Silicon Valley demand
(Times Higher Education)
Saint Leo University to Merge With Marymount California
(Inside Higher Education)
US firm’s global network has ‘powerful university at centre’
(Times Higher Education)
Did You Know? College Closures And Mergers Since 2016
(Martin Center)
The painful merging of state colleges and universities
(University World News)
9
Pennsylvania State University System to Consolidate Six Schools Into Two to Save Money
Sources
Pennsylvania system board votes to merge 6 institutions into 2
(Higher Ed Dive)
The Plan Is ‘Not Perfect,’ but Pa.’s Public-College System Will Turn 6 Campuses Into 2
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Inside the Numbers of One State’s Plan to Consolidate Its Public System of Higher Ed
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
State System final university merger plan promises no campus closures but is silent on NCAA, accreditation—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Career Education Review)
Further Reading
State System Approves Mergers of Pennsylvania Schools—Cal U, Clarion and Edinboro to Become One
(Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Six Pennsylvania Universities to Merge Into Two New Institutions
(Diverse)
Mergermania in Pennsylvania
(Academe Blog)
How Regional Publics Could Be Key to Economic Recovery—and Get the Respect They Deserve
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Arkansas to Expand Online With Grantham Acquisition—Inside Higher Ed
(Inside Higher Ed)
10
Presidential Comings: From Nontraditional to a “Florida State Swagger”
Sources
Lafayette Taps College Access Program Leader as President
(Inside Higher Ed)
Former George Washington U. provost to become Georgia State University president
(Washington Post)
‘Florida State Swagger’: Harvard Vice Provost Richard McCullough to Be Next FSU President
(Tallahassee Democrat)
Further Reading
The F*ck Quilt Lady Is W&L’s New College Dean
(Bacon’s Rebellion)
Transitions: State U. of New York College at Oneonta Selects Next President
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
11
Presidential Goings: U. of South Carolina President Quits After Gaffe-Filled Graduation Speech
Sources
The Johnson & Johnson Pause Slows College Vaccinations
(New York Times)
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Throws Colleges a ‘Curve Ball’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc to retire in 2022
(Washington Post)
Signaling Retirement, George Washington’s President Will Leave a Campus He Has Largely Lost
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Ohio University President Dr. M. Duane Nellis Announces Plans to Step Down as President
(Diverse)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President to Step Down Next Year
(Diverse)
After a ‘Rocky Tenure,’ Political Winds Sweep U. of Colorado President From Job
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Robert Caslen Resigns as University of South Carolina President
(Diverse)
Further Reading
The job of a university president is tougher than ever
(Times Higher Education)
12
Texas Woman’s University is Now a University System—and Coed
Source
Texas Gets 7th Public University System
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
Behind the scenes of a year racial activism at UW-Madison
(College Fix)
Boise State committed to diversity despite political ‘venom’
(Times Higher Education)
ADMINISTRATION
13
Big Pros on Campus
Sources
UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players
(NPR)
Hottest Recruiting Pitch in College Sports: We Can Help You Cash In
(Wall Street Journal)
It’s Payday for College Athletes as New Compensation Laws Take Effect
(Wall Street Journal)
FEATURE: Clapper More Than a Student-Athlete
(ESPN)
Further Reading
The Decade When Everything Changed in College Football
(Wall Street Journal)
After Decades of Control, the NCAA Finds Itself ‘On Its Heels
’ (Wall Street Journal)
14
The UC System Goes Test Blind, While Georgia Public Universities Will Again Require Them
Sources
How test-optional policies are changing college admissions in Washington
(Seattle Times)
Whither Meritocracy? University of California Scraps the SAT
(Daily Signal)
Georgia’s Public Universities Will Reinstate ACT/SAT Requirement
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Further Reading
Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students
(Higher Ed Dive)
More students applied to top colleges this year. How making test scores optional opened the field.
(Washington Post)
Expect College Wait Lists to Be Obnoxiously Long This Year
(Wall Street Journal)
Lawyer Convicted in College-Admissions Scandal Avoids Disbarment
(Wall Street Journal)
UC settles student lawsuit, agrees not to use SAT, ACT scores in admissions
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Test-Free in Texas: Inside One College’s Decision to Cut Out the ACT and SAT
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Colorado Lifts SAT and ACT Requirement at Public Colleges, Becomes First State to Ban Legacy Admissions
(Denver Post)
15
Hope College and Yale Drama School Going Tuition Free
Sources
This College’s Tuition-Free Model Will Let Students Pay What They Can Post-Graduation
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Yale School of Drama Goes Tuition-Free After $150M Gift
(College Post)
Yale’s drama school goes tuition-free following $150 million gift from David Geffen
(Career Education Review)
Further Reading
A college program for disadvantaged teens could shake up elite admissions
(New York Times)
Top colleges continue to miss goals for enrolling more low-income students. Now what?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
16
The Rise of Apprenticeships and the Master’s Degree Scam?
Sources
An Unconvincing Argument for the Liberal Arts
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Apprenticeships are the pathway to in-demand careers in the skilled trades
(WorkingNation)
Master’s Degrees Are the Second Biggest Scam in Higher Education
(Slate)
Further Reading
Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It
(James G. Martin Center)
Why, Post-Pandemic, Your Campus Needs More ‘Super Courses’
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Great Master’s-Degree Swindle
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate
(Wall Street Journal)
Journalism Schools Leave Graduates With Hefty Student Loans
(Wall Street Journal)
17
Trying Various Approaches to Persuade Students to Get Vaccinated
Sources
A Waiting Game
(Inside Higher Ed)
Colleges want students to get a coronavirus vaccine. But they’re split on requiring the shots.
(Washington Post)
Arizona Governor Prohibits Public Universities From Mandating Vaccines
(College Post)
Further Reading
Questioning University Vaccine Mandates
(Academe Blog)
These Colleges Won’t Mandate a Covid-19 Vaccine. Instead, They’ll Try to Entice.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons pleads with universities: do NOT mandate COVID vaccine
(College Fix)
University of Virginia to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students returning in the fall
(College Fix)
UW-Madison refuses to mandate COVID vaccine, ends social distancing, mask requirements
(College Fix)
Ohio bill would effectively ban public colleges from requiring the coronavirus vaccine
(Higher Ed Dive)
University COVID vaccine mandates are ‘unethical’ and dangerous, med school professors warn
(College Fix)
Column: UC’s tough new policy on vaccinations is just what we need. No more begging and pleading
(Los Angeles Times)
‘Cautiously optimistic’: UC Berkeley community’s concerns for fall 2021
(Daily Californian)
CDC, ACHA Release Guidance on How Campuses Can Operate Safely This Fall
(American Council on Education)
UC reverses course, will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated this fall
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Indiana University students sue over COVID-19 vaccine requirement
(Career Education Review)
UC mandates COVID-19 vaccinations and will bar most students without them from campus
(Los Angeles Times)
US judge backs university requirement for Covid vaccines
(Times Higher Education)
A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional
(The Nation)
US campuses’ autumn teaching plans gradually move online
(Times Higher Education)
Covid-19 Policies Ignite Battle at UT Austin
(Wall Street Journal)
How Biden’s New Vaccination Policy Affects Colleges
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Biden threatens to withhold funding from colleges over vaccines
(Times Higher Education)
Over 80% of Students Support Vaccine, Mask Mandates: Survey
(College Post)
COVID Wars Episode II: The Vaccine Strikes Back
(National Association of Scholars)
UVA Disenrolls 238 Students For Ignoring COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
(Diverse)
Will students get coronavirus vaccines? Some colleges don’t keep track.
(Washington Post)
Colleges Want a Return to Normal. Their Employees Want a Reset.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
How to Adjust Your Employment Policies for the Covid Era
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Federal Judge Blocks College Athlete Vaccine Mandate in Michigan, Preserves One for Workers
(Higher Ed Dive)
Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic
(GBH News)
State-by-state look at colleges requiring COVID-19 vaccines
(University Business)
Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
18
The Pandemic Steers Students to Local, Cheaper Colleges…or Off the Higher Ed Path Altogether
Sources
High School Students Are Changing College Plans
(Inside Higher Ed)
Hunt Is On for High-School Graduates Who Left the College Path
(Wall Street Journal)
Further Reading
Quantifying COVID Impacts
(Inside Higher Ed)
COVID-19 drives steep decline in US student enrolment
(University World News)
Spring Enrollment’s Final Count Is In. Colleges Lost 600,000 Students.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Transfer Rates Tumble at 2-Year Colleges
(Inside Higher Ed)
‘The Chair’ Puts College Professors Under TV Lights
(GBH News)
Why Nebraska Students Won’t Stop Protesting
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Campus pot smoking at new high
(Times Higher Education)
Rethinking Tenure
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
19
In a Strategic Move, Dozens of Schools Freeze Tuition or Offer More Tuition Discounts
Sources
Summer Brings Another Wave of Tuition Freezes
(Inside Higher Ed)
How They Filled Their Classes
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College
(Wall Street Journal)
Universities face another year of too few Chinese students
(University World News)
More Out-of-State Students Don’t Bring Colleges Higher Tuition Revenue, Study Finds
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Public Colleges Reach Across State Lines for a Tuition Windfall
(Wall Street Journal)
Tuition freezes cool prices for some while affecting financial aid
(The Hechinger Report)
College-Admissions Cheating Scandal Yields New Guilty Plea
(Wall Street Journal)
Two 100-year-old institutions led by women enjoy surge in enrollment
(University Business)
20
Florida Shields Colleges From Covid Closure Lawsuits, Southern New Hampshire University Negotiates $1.25 Million Settlement
Sources
Florida Governor Signs Bill Shielding Colleges From Coronavirus Lawsuits
(Higher Ed Dive)
Preliminary approval for SNHU’s $1.25 million settlement with on-campus students over COVID closure—Union Leader
(Career Education Review)
21
Colleges Forced to Change Plans as the Delta Variant Surges
Sources
Delta Variant Raises Questions as Campuses Start Semester
(Inside Higher Ed)
Stanford among first universities requiring weekly coronavirus testing—even for vaccinated students
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Further Reading
Higher-Ed Groups Assail Limits on Public-Health Authority as More Campuses Mandate Masks
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
AAUP Pressures Campuses to Enact Safe Reopenings with Delta Variant
(Diverse)
22
Fighting Back Against Vaccine Mandates
Sources
Universities Face Student Lawsuits Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate
(Wall Street Journal)
Federal Judge Blocks Challenge to COVID Vaccine Mandate at Indiana University
(Diverse)
Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate for Students
(Wall Street Journal)
Supreme Court leaves Indiana University COVID vaccination mandate in place after student lawsuit
(College Fix)
Further Reading
Federal Court Upholds Indiana University Vaccine Mandate
(College Post)
‘My body, my choice!’: Hundreds of NJ students rally against Rutgers’ COVID vaccine mandate
(College Fix)
Law professor sues George Mason University, challenging covid vaccine mandate
(Washington Post)
23
International Students Scramble to Meet U.S. School Vaccine Requirements
Sources
Visa backlogs, COVID could scupper international student recovery
(University World News)
Survey finds optimism on return of international students
(University World News)
Colleges Say Students Must Get a Covid Vaccine. But No, Not That One.
(New York Times)
Further Reading
Personnel exchange boom expected as US universities recognize Chinese vaccine: experts
(Global Times)
Will enrolment of Chinese students recover in the US
? (University World News)
The Edge: These 2 Pandemic-Era Models Aren’t Going Away
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
90% of colleges plan in-person learning for international students
(University Business)
campus LIFE
24
Some Students Emerge Better and Stronger From the Pandemic
Sources
In a Dark Year on Campus, Some Surprising Glimmers of Light
(New York Times)
Report: 80% of students stronger from pandemic
(University Business)
25
Dreaming of Jetting Off to a Tropical Isle to Work Remotely? There’s Never Been a Better Time
Sources
At Some Colleges, Remote Work Could Be Here to Stay
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
PUBLIC TRUST
REGULation
26
Affirmative Action—Back in Court
Sources
US Supreme Court Delay seen as Aiding Harvard on Admissions
(Times Higher Education)
Justices Request Government’s Views on Harvard Affirmative-Action Dispute
(SCOTUSblog)
The Supreme Court shouldn’t take up the Harvard affirmative action case
(L.A. Times)
How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education
(Powerline)
Not Yet? Harvard Case Not Enough to End Affirmative Action
(Diverse)
Can Affirmative Action Survive?
(New Yorker)
Further Reading
Did You Know? The Negative Effects of Affirmative Action on Minority Students
(James G. Martin Center)
Justices, Please Take the Harvard Case
(Wall Street Journal)
[Le]Manning the Barricades for Affirmative Action
(Minding the Campus)
This is the End of Affirmative Action
(The Atlantic)
Ed Dept mulls changes to Trump-era rule securing public benefits for campus religious groups
(Higher Ed Dive)
Biden vows clarity on foreign research ties for academics
(Times Higher Education)
A reset in research collaboration with China is needed
(University World News)
The New Title IX Regs Should Be Reformed — Not Rolled Back
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Colleges Can Now Consider Testimony Outside Hearings in Title IX Investigations
(Higher Ed Dive)
20 States Sue Education Department Over Title IX Interpretation
(Higher Ed Dive)
27
Academic Freedom—Statehouse Strife
Sources
‘Cynical and Illegitimate’: Higher-Ed Groups Assail Legislative Efforts to Restrict Teaching of Racism
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Banning ‘critical race theory’ would be bad for conservatives, too
(Washington Post)
Joint Statement on Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism
(American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association, Association of American Colleges & Universities, PEN America)
Academic Freedom Doesn’t Shield Universities From Oversight
(James G. Martin Center)
State Universities Confront Limits to Their Intolerance
(Law & Liberty)
What Are Students Learning? Make Syllabi Public
(James G. Martin Center)
Further Reading
Oklahoma Community College Cancels Course on Race and Ethnicity Due to New Law
(First Amendment Watch)
13 Important Points in the Campus & K-12 ‘Critical Race Theory’ Debate
(Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)
US Academia Defends Critical Race Theory amid Political Onslaught
(Times Higher Education)
Federal Bill May Bolster Campus Free Speech, But Will it Go Anywhere?
(Martin Center)
Complaints of Muzzled Conservatives Are Behind New Laws. But Liberals Feel Stifled, Too.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
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College Amateurism Is Dead
Sources
Supreme Court Upholds Payments to Athletes
(Inside Higher Education)
New College Athlete Rights
(Higher Ed Dive)
College Players May Make Money Off Their Fame, Powerful N.C.A.A. Panel Recommends
(New York Times)
NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom
(Associated Press)
The Sea Changes at the NCAA
(The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
Further Reading
Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes
(New York Times)
In Fight Over College Athlete Compensation, States Are Now Clearly in Charge
(Wall Street Journal)
‘Everybody Is Floundering’: Colleges Scramble to Adapt to a World Where Their Athletes Can Cash In
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
NCAA Proposes Interim Policy for Athletes to Profit From Images
(The Wall Street Journal)
After Decades of Control, the NCAA Finds Itself ‘On Its Heels’
(Wall Street Journal)
NCAA Will Let Athletes Earn Money. Players Are Ready to Celebrate.
(Wall Street Journal)
The NCAA, the Supreme Court, a Duck, and a Bicycle
(Wall Street Journal)
Kavanaugh’s concurrence in the NCAA case is an open invitation for another lawsuit
(Washington Post)
College Athletes’ Payment Rights: A Question of When and How, Not If
(James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
In Unanimous Ruling, Supreme Court Takes Aim at NCAA’s ‘Amateurism’ Model
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Coaches and N.C.A.A. Officials Testify to Congress
(New York Times)
Are College Sports Doomed?
(Powerline)
Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA’s Education-Based Benefits Restriction
(Diverse)
NCAA will let college athletes profit from endorsements and use of their names
(San Francisco Chronicle)
NCAA poised to let college athletes make money, a movement pioneered in California
(San Francisco Chronicle)
NCAA Selects 3 Tournament Host States With Transgender Athlete Bans
(College Post)
critique
29
Critical Race Theory Continues to Divide the Country
Sources
The Hedgehogs of Critical Race Theory
(Wall Street Journal)
Critical Race Theory Is a Hustle
(Wall Street Journal)
How Adherents See ‘Critical Race Theory’
(Wall Street Journal)
Many Americans Embrace Falsehoods about Critical Race Theory
(Reuters)
Further Reading
The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession
(The Atlantic)
Is Critical Race Theory Taught in K-12 Schools? The NEA Says Yes, and That It Should Be.
(Reason)
Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania bills threaten academic freedom over race and sex instruction
(The Fire)
The Real Problem with Critical Race Theory
(Newsweek)
There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory
(The Atlantic)
Critical Race Theory Is Making Both Parties Flip-Flop
(The Atlantic)
Don’t Ban Critical Race Instruction
(Wall Street Journal)
A Deeper Look at Critical Race Theory
(Wall Street Journal)
My Conversation with Quillette
(
ChristopherRufo.com
)
Why conservatives keep losing the education wars
(The Week)
The Void That Critical Race Theory Was Created to Fill
(The New Yorker)
Critical Race Theory’s Chief Marketing Officer
(City Journal)
Teaching about Race
(Academe Blog)
How the New York Times’ Attitude Toward CRT Has Evolved
(Powerline Blog)
What Progressives Want, and What Conservatives Are Fighting
(New York Times)
The Void That Critical Race Theory Was Created to Fill
(The New Yorker)
The Slippery Matter of ‘Truth’ in Patriotic Education
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
What My College President Gets Wrong About Critical Race Theory
(Daily Signal)
John Tomasi of Brown U Named Inaugural President of Heterodox Academy
(RealClearEducation)
30
Black Female Professors With Tenure Are Few and Far Between
Sources
How Many Black Women Have Tenure on Your Campus? Search Here
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Black female professors voice solidarity with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in UNC tenure showdown
(Washington Post)
Further Reading
Is the U.S. Student Loan Program in a Deep Hole? One Banker Thinks So.
(Wall Street Journal)
Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure saga highlights lack of Black journalism instructors, students say
(Washington Post)
UNC Chapel Hill to begin search for Nikole Hannah-Jones replacement in fall
(College Fix)
31
Cornel West Resigns From Harvard Over Tenure Dispute, Citing Discrimination and Indifference
Sources
Cornel West says in resignation letter over tenure dispute that Harvard is in ‘decline and decay’
(Washington Post)
Cornel West’s Resignation Letter Cites ‘Decline and Decay’ at Harvard Divinity School
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Cornel West publishes resignation letter saying Harvard University is in 'decay' (USA Today)
Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out
(Times Higher Education)
Cornel West says in resignation letter over tenure dispute that Harvard is in ‘decline and decay’
(Washington Post)
Cornel West’s Resignation Letter Cites ‘Decline and Decay’ at Harvard Divinity School
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Cornel West publishes resignation letter saying Harvard University is in ‘decay’
(USA Today)
Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out
(Times Higher Education)
external ORDERs
Tertiary Education
32
“Overlooked” Institutions Across the Country Receive Record Gifts
Sources
MacKenzie Scott donates hundreds of millions to another surprising list of colleges
(Washington Post)
31 more colleges receive mega-gifts from MacKenzie Scott
(University Business)
MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7 Billion to 30 Colleges
(College Post)
This Michigan school just landed a record gift for a public university: $550 million
(Washington Post)
Western Michigan University Gets Largest Donation Ever for Public University
(Wall Street Journal)
Further Reading
‘
Game over’: Investors hunt for new model after years of broad gains
(Financial Times)
Western Michigan University gets $550-million donation, a national record
(Detroit Free Press)
U of Texas at San Antonio Receives ‘Transformational’ $40M Gift
(Diverse)
Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
(Diverse)
How Does MacKenzie Scott Pick Which Colleges Get Donations?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Ed Dept expands Second Chance Pell program again
(Higher Ed Dive)
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A New Era For Howard University, Which Lands Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sources
Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard faculty after UNC tenure controversy
(Washington Post)
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates appointments signal new era for Howard University
(Washington Post)
Further Reading
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates Head to Howard U
(Diverse)
34
2U Buys edX for $800 Million. Did MIT and Harvard Sell Out?
Sources
2U Buys edX for $800M, In Surprise End to Nonprofit MOOC Provider Started by MIT and Harvard
(EdSurge)
Harvard and MIT-led nonprofit to tackle longstanding inequities in education
(Harvard Gazette)
Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 Million
(Harvard Magazine)
MIT and Harvard Have Sold Higher Education’s Future
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Further Reading
The Edge: What This Week’s $800-Million Deal Means for the Future of Online Education
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Edtech firm 2U is buying EdX for $800 million
(Career Education Review)
Major online players 2U and edX join forces in $800 million deal
(Times Higher Education)
2U-edX deal shows short courses ‘here to stay’
(Times Higher Education)
MIT digital learning dean quits as edX sale backlash grows
(Times Higher Education)
edX Exit
(Harvard Magazine)
Harvard, MIT Part of $800 Million Deal to Push Access to Online Education
(Wall Street Journal)
Remote Learning Threatens the $670 Billion College-Industrial Complex
(Wall Street Journal)
Edtech and innovation in higher education
(University World News)
5 Ways Higher Ed Will Be Upended
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say
(The Hechinger Report)
Yale-NUS divorce a wider omen
(Times Higher Education)
Yale and National U. of Singapore Announce End of Prominent Joint Liberal-Arts College
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
World University Rankings 2022: results announced
(Times Higher Education)
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Learning Loss: The Pandemic Has Taken an Especially Heavy Toll on Students of Color
Source
Could the Summer Slide Become a Covid Crash?
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Further Reading
Failure to Launch
(Inside Higher Ed)
Sophomores in name only
(Hechinger Report)
CULTURE
36
1619 Project Ignites an Ongoing Debate About the Legacy of Slavery
Sources
Nikole Hannah-Jones No Longer Has Immediate Tenure at UNC. What Happened?
(Diverse)
Professor: Why I teach the much-debated 1619 Project—despite its flaws
(Washington Post)
Further Reading
Her ‘1619 Project’ Is a Political Lightning Rod. It May Have Cost Her Tenure.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Matthew Spalding and Peter Wood on the 1619 Project
(
C-Span.org
)
How ‘Woke’ Became an Insult
(New York Times)
Capitalism, Slavery, and Matthew Desmond’s Low-Road Contribution to The 1619 Project
(Independent Review)
New York Times hires ‘1619 Project’ critic John McWhorter
(College Fix)
The Godfather of Critical Race Theory
(Wall Street Journal)
Asian Americans Debunk Critical Race Theory
(Martin Center)
37
More Than Half of Adults Regret Their Higher Education Decisions
Source
Some colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away
(Hechinger Report)
Further Reading
A New Hire, a Koch Grant, and a Department in Crisis
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Fog of History Wars
(New Yorker)
Blowing the Boiler of American Education
(James G Martin Center)
New findings on college-access work during the pandemic, rural-suburban STEM disparities, and improving transfer.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
I Love the Public Humanities, But ...
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
University to create equity-based honors program for students of color
(College Fix)
Did you Know? A Comprehensive “1776 Curriculum” is Released
(James G. Martin Center)
Progressivism Surges Through America’s Law Schools
(James G Martin Center)
Cal State students failing, withdrawing from many required classes at a high rate
(Los Angeles Times)
Civics Education in Schools Gains Steam
(Wall Street Journal)
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Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Highlight the Political Divide
Sources
Indiana University Can Require Students to Get Coronavirus Vaccines
(New York Times)
Indiana University, from ‘red’ state, is requiring vaccine
(University Business)
Mandatory vaccination policies divide US college campuses
(Financial Times)
For Colleges, Vaccine Mandates Often Depend on Which Party Is in Power
(New York Times)
Further Reading
Arizona Gov. Ducey issues sweeping order protecting college students against COVID mandates
(College Fix)
Tying Colleges’ Hands—Inside Higher Ed
(Career Education Review)
Politics
39
Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for $68 Billion in Student Loan Losses
Sources
Federal Student-Loan Loss Forecast Rises by $53 Billion
(Wall Street Journal)
Loan Repayment Pause Continues
(Inside Higher Ed)
Further Reading
University cancels $700,000 in debt for graduates affected by pandemic
(CNN.com)
Biden Administration Announces Major Revamp Of Income Based Repayment, Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
(Forbes)
Education Department Forgives $500 Million in Debt for Former ITT Tech Students
(Wall Street Journal)
Student debt rises as the future of loan forgiveness remains uncertain
(CNBC.com)
The Edge
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Biden administration is whittling away at backlog of student debt relief claims
(Washington Post)
Public colleges shock students by sending them to costly debt collection agencies
(Hechinger Report)
A Clean Slate
(Inside Higher Ed)
Brookings Institution Finds Ending Student Debt Could Lessen Racial Wealth Gap
(Diverse)
Only 25% of those with student loans went to graduate school—but they owe around 50% of all student debt
(
CNBC.com
)
Clearing Ledgers, Setting New Paths
(Inside Higher Ed)
FAFSA Completion Falls 4.8%
(Inside Higher Ed)
City University of New York to Wipe Out $125 Million in Student Balances
(Wall Street Journal)
HBCUs Deploy Covid-19 Pandemic Funds to Forgive Millions in Student Debt
(Wall Street Journal)
Senate panel to hold hearing on student loan bankruptcy reform, Durbin says
(Washington Post)
CCP will pay off outstanding school bills for as many as 3,500 students using stimulus funds
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Education Dept. Warns College Operator Not to Mislead Students as Its Campuses Close
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
Can Biden Cancel Student Debt? Depends Who You Ask
(Inside Higher Ed)
Biden administration rolls back DeVos rule limiting state authority over student loan companies
(Washington Post)
Biden administration extends pause on federal student loan payments
(Washington Post)
Black Colleges Invest Covid Funds in Scrapping Student Balances
(Bloomberg Law)
Nancy Pelosi says Biden cannot cancel Americans’ student loans
(New York Post)
Building a Campaign to Double Pell
(Inside Higher Ed)
‘I wasn’t expecting this’: Colleges using pandemic funds to clear outstanding student balances
(Washington Post)
States Need to Take the Lead in Controlling College Costs
(James G. Martin Center)
Fixing Our Broken Student Loan System
(Third Way)
Targeting Student Loan Debt Forgiveness to Public Assistance Beneficiaries
(Third Way)
Harvard and 9 Other Colleges That Are Raising Tuition This Fall
(Yahoo! Finance)
The Cost of Excess
(American Council of Trustees and Alumni)
A senator said 3 decades ago the student-loan system was broken. Everything has gotten worse since.
(Insider)
$10 Billion in Student Debt Erased Under Biden, but Calls Grow for More
(New York Times)
Biden cuts, punts on student debt
(Times Higher Education)
Joe Biden Can Cancel Your Student Loan Debt
(Nation)
U.S. to Eliminate Student Debt for Borrowers With Permanent Disabilities
(Wall Street Journal)
Biden administration grants automatic student loan forgiveness to 323,000 permanently disabled borrowers
(Washington Post)
U.S. Forgives $1.1 Billion in Debt for Former ITT Tech Students
(Wall Street Journal)
Education Dept. extends debt relief to 115,000 former ITT Tech students
(Washington Post)
Al Lord Profited When Tuition Rose. He Is Paying For It.
(Wall Street Journal)
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Tom Cotton Proposes ‘Ivory Tower’ Tax to Fund Workforce Training
Source
Redistributing Large Private College Endowments
(Inside Higher Education)
Further Reading
Universities Fight Scrutiny of Foreign Funding in Senate China Bill
(Politico)
National University faces questions in its drive to become a force in online education
(Career Education Review)