February 28, 2024
What Else Are We Seeing? Here Are 3 Other Trends That Could Affect Higher Ed This Year.
Free Speech Is Challenged
A growing number of colleges are overhauling their speech policies in response to controversial protests about the Israel-Hamas war.
Big Donors Turn Up the Pressure on Colleges They Support
Millionaires and billionaires have long held sway on the campuses they patronize. They influence the type of research colleges pursue when they endow chairs or their foundations award generous grants to fight diseases and spur technological advances. Campus buildings are named after them, and their children get a leg up in some admissions processes. Sometimes they join governing boards to wield even more influence. This dynamic is a reality in higher education.
The Future of Legacy Admissions Looks Shaky
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to ban race-conscious admissions, the legal and political battles over who gets into college have brought intense scrutiny to the use of legacy preferences. And now those battles are playing out in multiple arenas, including statehouses and even Congress.
A growing number of colleges are overhauling their speech policies in response to controversial protests about the Israel-Hamas war.
Big Donors Turn Up the Pressure on Colleges They Support
Millionaires and billionaires have long held sway on the campuses they patronize. They influence the type of research colleges pursue when they endow chairs or their foundations award generous grants to fight diseases and spur technological advances. Campus buildings are named after them, and their children get a leg up in some admissions processes. Sometimes they join governing boards to wield even more influence. This dynamic is a reality in higher education.
The Future of Legacy Admissions Looks Shaky
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to ban race-conscious admissions, the legal and political battles over who gets into college have brought intense scrutiny to the use of legacy preferences. And now those battles are playing out in multiple arenas, including statehouses and even Congress.