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ENROLLMENT

A Historic Decline in U.S. Births Signals More Enrollment Troubles

By Megan Zahneis

The enrollment crash expected in 2025 could last for a decade, new data on birth rates suggest.

ATHLETICS

A Northwestern U. Cheerleader Sued an Athletics Official. Now Faculty and Students Are Protesting His Promotion.

By Katherine Mangan

Professors marched to the president’s home over the hiring of an athletic director who is accused of tolerating racist and sexist treatment of the university’s cheer team.

STUDENT WELL-BEING

The Pandemic Put a Mental-Health Strain on International Students. Here’s How Colleges Can Meet Their Needs.

By Karin Fischer

Katie Koo wants to demystify the mental-health struggles international students face.

LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

This Research Project Aimed to Vaccinate 12,000 College Students. It’s Found Just 1,000.

By Lindsay Ellis

A high-profile effort to study Covid-19 transmission in higher ed struggles to attract participants as vaccinations become freely available.

NOW 237 COLLEGES

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

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

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

CHRONICLE REVIEW

Hilarious Netanyahus; Diversity Demands; an Interview With Amna Khalid

By Len Gutkin

Joshua Cohen’s forthcoming book offers a solution to the impasse of the university novel.

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ADVICE

What Will Weary Faculty Members Need Post-Pandemic?

By Christine Siegel

As a senior leader, you won’t know how to help professors prepare for a fall reopening unless you ask them — and actually listen.

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High-speed evolution: Tracking COVID variants in real-time

Playing a critical role in understanding virus mutations as they occur, learn how University of Birmingham researchers are utilizing real-time genomic surveillance to guide public health decision-making and vaccine development.

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Today's Global Campus

Strategies for Reviving International Enrollments and Study Abroad
Pandemic travel restrictions cut both ways, causing international enrollments to plummet and limiting study-abroad opportunities. This Chronicle report provides an in-depth look at how the global education experience has changed and offers strategies for assessing and adapting programs to ensure students' exposure to cultural and global diversity. Order your copy today.

Job Opportunities

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