politics

  • Rebuilding Trust at $60K a Year: Inside Higher Ed’s Favorite PR Delusion

    If you spent any time logged into the virtual ether of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s flagship festival, “Building Trust During Change,” you were treated to one of the greatest spectacles in modern corporate theater. For days, thousands of senior university administrators, provosts in bespoke eyewear, and deans broadcasting from mahogany-paneled home offices gathered in…

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  • The Cartel Cries Foul: Why University Presidents Are Panicking Over Their Monopoly

    If you want to witness true, cinematic panic, don’t look at horror movies. Look at the public comment section of a federal regulatory docket when university presidents realize their golden moat has a leak. This week, the American Council on Education (ACE)—flanked by a coalition of 45 major higher education lobbying associations—submitted a scathing set…

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