The Coronavirus Enrollment Crash

Five admissions leaders on the pandemic’s impact — and what can be done about it. [Chronicle Review] Are you working remotely? Many institutions provide access to premium Chronicle content on campus. If your college or university is one of them, you can maintain that access when you’re at home. Read this helpful [FAQ]( to see how. Your account is easy to set up and will provide you access wherever you are. [The Coronavirus Enrollment Crash]( [Image]( Michael Morgenstern for The Chronicle Five admissions leaders on the pandemic’s impact — and what can be done about it. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( [Will the Coronavirus End the SAT?]( [Image]( Justin Renteria for The Chronicle By Jon Boeckenstedt The current crisis could — hopefully — be the tipping point in a test-optional landslide. (PREMIUM) [How the Coronavirus Will — or Should — Transform Graduate Education]( By Dennis M. Hogan and Rithika Ramamurthy The polite fiction of grad school as an apprenticeship for a future career now faces obliteration. (PREMIUM) [Is Meritocracy an Idea Worth Saving?]( Anastasia Berg, Ross Douthat, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and Caitlin Zaloom discuss a contested concept. [How Colleges Co-opt Black-Student Protests]( By Marcia Chatelain Students do the hard work of rectifying racism in the academy. Administrators take the credit. (PREMIUM) [Academe’s Shameful Neglect of Spanish]( By Ignacio Sánchez Prado Researchers and students engaging with the United States’ second-largest language are ignored in our universities — and in The Chronicle. (PREMIUM) Paid for and Created by Indiana University [Sparking Hope for a 'Hopeless' Disease]( Home to one of the most comprehensive Alzheimer’s research programs in the nation, Indiana University’s School of Medicine seeks to advance Alzheimer’s research on all ends of the spectrum: prevention, cure and maintenance. Subscribe Today Our mission, at a time of crisis and uncertainty, is to make sure you have the information you need to respond effectively, and make the best decisions for your institution and your students. Please consider subscribing today to sustain our continuing coverage. [Subscribe Today]( Recently in the Review [How to Address the Elephant in the Room: Academic Costs]( By Paul N. Friga Current spending is unsustainable. It’s time to address that fact, even if it’s uncomfortable. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( [Planning for the Fall Is Like ‘Driving Through a Dense Fog’]( By Len Gutkin and Maximillian Alvarez How the presidents of two small liberal-arts colleges are navigating the coronavirus crisis. (PREMIUM) [What Prospective Freshmen Think About the Fall]( By Richard A. Hesel Their enrollment decisions and ability to pay have been upended. Their preference for being on campus, however, remains intact. (PREMIUM) Paid for and Created by Swansea University [How a Flowering Marine Wonder-Plant is Fighting Global Warming]( Enhancing both seagrass conservation and restoration, Swansea University is educating the public about "nature-based solutions" to fight-back against global warming, and developing tools and strategies to meet global challenges. From the Archives [Where Did All the Students Go?]( Five views on the great enrollment crash. (PREMIUM) Latest Jobs Visit [ChronicleVitae.com]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](