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The Review | EssayA Left-Wing Case for Conspiracy Theory
Mysterious French radicals endorse the virtues of suspicion. -
Campus Speech
A Governor Tells Public Colleges: The Drag Show Must Not Go On
In South Dakota and elsewhere, conservative politicians are decrying the performances, an LGBTQ tradition, as inappropriate. -
Spending Struggle
When a State Cuts the Higher-Ed Budget, Public Regionals Take the Hit
A state-budget crunch in Connecticut could foreshadow cutbacks for public regional campuses across the country as federal stimulus money runs out. -
Law and Policy
A State Changed Its Dual-Enrollment Rules. It Sparked a Fight Over Religious Freedom.
Two Christian colleges sued over a provision in Minnesota’s budget about campuses’ eligibility to offer free college credits to high-school students. -
Debating Points
Why Are Trump and DeSantis Talking About Accreditation?
The contenders for the Republican presidential nomination say they plan to harness the wonky process to set higher ed straight. Experts are skeptical. -
Lone-Star Politics
Students and Faculty Fear Tenure and DEI Bills Could ‘Destroy’ Texas Colleges
Over the weekend, Republican lawmakers gave final approval to a ban on diversity offices and changes in faculty job protections. -
Q. & A.
‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’: One Scholar’s Front-Row Seat to Higher-Ed Battles in Wisconsin and Texas
Jeremi Suri, a historian, left Wisconsin because of legislation to strip faculty rights. He went to Texas, where similar efforts have been proposed. -
Duck and Cover
‘More Cowardly Than Cautious’: Faculty Decry College Leaders’ Silence on DEI Attacks
When speaking out carries political risks, but staying quiet seems like complicity, the leaders are caught in a bind. -
The Review | Forum
How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Higher Ed?
ChatGPT is just the beginning. Twelve scholars and administrators explain. -
Financing
State Support for Higher Ed Continues to Rise. Yet Public Colleges Still Face Headwinds.
Students are footing less of the bill for their education, a new report says. But enrollment challenges persist.
