September 25, 2024
Battling Crises on Campus
Classes are back in session on most college campuses, and many administrators are steeling themselves for what could be another tumultuous term. With the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel fast approaching, the war in Gaza rages on, prompting new protests amid a slate of code-of-conduct changes. Meanwhile, Americans are preparing to head to the polls for November’s hotly contested presidential election, ramping up tensions across the country—and all at a time when the value of a college degree is increasingly being called into question. What’s a college administrator to do?