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The chief privacy officer role in higher ed should be reimagined to move beyond compliance functions to encompass privacy advocacy, Michael Corn and Joanna Grama write.

By Michael Corn and Joanna Grama

Jonathan Zimmerman writes that academic freedom protects Amy Wax’s right to speak her mind—but not her reported discriminatory behavior toward students and colleagues.

By Jonathan Zimmerman

Catharine B. Hill writes that the Justice Department is taking the wrong approach in higher education.

By Catharine B. Hill

Scott McLemee takes a look at forthcoming university press titles.

By Scott McLemee

The math does not add up. DEI faculty hiring initiatives are but cheap talk without corresponding efforts to build the pipeline, Mariappan Jawaharlal writes.

By Mariappan Jawaharlal

Colleges most in need of a lifeline through a merger or acquisition don’t tend to be attractive to would-be acquirers, Jeremy Greenwald Wolos writes. How can higher ed subvert this paradox?

By Jeremy Greenwald Wolos

While campus-level climate surveys are important, a new national survey mandated by Congress could undermine the goal of creating safer campuses, Joseph Storch writes.

By Joseph Storch

With pandemic lockdowns straining family budgets, it’s time for colleges to adopt a more inclusive strategy for recruiting and admitting Chinese students, Xiaofeng Wan writes.

By Xiaofeng Wan