Academe Today: How to Survive the Enrollment Bust

Why few boards are equipped to deal with crisis; what’s wrong with graduate education; two professors die of Covid-19; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [logo] [Read this newsletter on the web](. THE REVIEW [How to Survive the Enrollment Bust]( By Nathan D. Grawe [image] Colleges face looming demographic challenges. The pandemic offers clues for overcoming them. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( ADVICE [Colleges in Peril Can Be Rescued, but Only if Governing Boards Transform]( By Michael Bills and Wallace Pond [image] Most boards aren’t structurally or culturally equipped to deal with a crisis. THE FUTURE OF THE PH.D. [What’s Wrong With Graduate Education — and 2 Scholars’ View on How to Fix It]( By Megan Zahneis [image] Graduate school — like academe as a whole — finds itself in a crucible moment brought on by the pandemic. On that much, many program leaders and pundits agree. CHRONICLE REVIEW [The Politics of Political Science]( By Len Gutkin A political scientist on how the field can reckon with the crisis in American politics. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: Auburn Is Not Testing Students Upon Re-entry; 2 Professors Die of Covid-19]( [image] As the spring semester begins, Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information. Subscribe to The Chronicle The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( Views ADVICE [Distracted Minds: Your Classroom Can Be a Retreat in Dark Times]( By James M. Lang [image] Support and sustain your students’ attention, and you contribute not only to their learning but to their well-being, too. Paid for and Created by University of Birmingham [Maternal Mortality]( Leading a research program at the University of Birmingham, Arri Coomarasamy seeks to reduce maternal mortality during childbirth in lower income countries, utilizing a package of effective interventions to stem blood loss. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( Job Announcement Tenure Track Faculty Openings at University of Virginia's College at Wise. [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by Purchase College [A Bold Plan for the Future of the College]( Fostering lifelong learning on campus, Purchase College plans to launch a roster of new courses and lectures that will be multigenerational in topic, and designed to entice students and Broadview residents to learn together. Burned Out and Overburdened: How to Support the Faculty Professors are anxious and burned out. They’ve been pivoting. They’ve been juggling work and child care. They’ve been worried — about Covid-19, the economy, social justice, the nation’s divisive political climate. This collection includes many of The Chronicle’s essential reads on how colleges can support their faculty members — and how professors can help themselves — during these stressful times. [Order your copy today.]( Job Opportunities [Assistant Professor of Chicano and American Literature]( San Diego State University Imperial Valley [Department Chair and Holder of the Dwight C. and Hildegarde E. Baum Chair]( USC Viterbi School of Biomedical Engineering [Open Rank Faculty Position in Environmental Resilience & Equity]( University of Virginia [Faculty Position (Tenure-Track/Tenured) Experimental Physics]( Institute of Shock Physics, Washington State University [Tenure Track Faculty Openings]( University of Virginia's College at Wise [Postdoctoral Associate]( Mississippi State University [Founding School Director, School of Financial Planning]( Texas Tech University [Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice, RT-Lecturer]( University of Oklahoma [Economics and/or Political Science Research Position for Faculty and Graduate Students]( Institute for Humane Studies [Search the Chronicle's jobs database]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( // [It was OK]( // [Loved it](. [logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2021 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037