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THE REVIEW

Data Is Not the Enemy of the Humanities

By Dan Sinykin

Scholars like Jill Lepore misunderstand the nature of the digital threat.

STUDENT LIFE

‘Yes, You Belong Here’: An Expert Explains the Importance of Supporting Student Parents

By Eric Hoover

Nicole Lynn Lewis explores in her memoir how higher education often marginalizes young parents instead of nurturing them.

THE REVIEW

The ‘Flagship’ Folly

By Brendan Cantwell and W. Carson Byrd

The nautical metaphor is a shoddy classifier of colleges — but a clear signal of higher ed’s obsession with status.

CHRONICLE REVIEW

Tenure and Termination; What Is FIRE, and Whom Does It Help?

By Len Gutkin

Are recent events at Linfield University a harbinger of tenure’s disintegration?

NOW 190 CAMPUSES

Here’s a List of Colleges That Will Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason

More colleges are announcing that they will require students to be vaccinated. Here are the ones we know about.

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How a ‘Layer’ Inside an Academic Department Can Diversify a Field

By Goldie Blumenstyk

This nonprofit teams up with colleges to support students underrepresented in tech and build their career prospects.

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Today's Global Campus

Strategies for Reviving International Enrollments and Study Abroad
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