Academe Today: 'Innovations' That Promise to Save Higher Ed Are a Farce (Opinion)

Many student-affairs officials are considering quitting; pros and cons of move from college to university; college access in prison and race; and more ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [The University in Ruins]( By Johann N. Neem [STORY IMAGE]( The “innovations” that promise to save higher ed are a farce. ADVERTISEMENT THE WORK FORCE [Many Student-Affairs Officials Are Considering Leaving the Field]( By Sarah Brown [STORY IMAGE]( In a new survey, one-third say they’re not sure they’ll stay in the field for the next five years. BACKGROUNDER [The Administrators Who Feel Erased by Covid]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Stress, uncertainty, and budget cuts have taken a toll on international educators. Can the programs recover? SPONSOR CONTENT | Florida International University [FIU's Blueprint for Advancing Social Mobility]( RESEARCH [What’s in a Name? An Enrollment Increase, When a College Becomes a University]( By Abbi Ross [STORY IMAGE]( A new study finds a competitive advantage for institutions that make the jump. RACE ON CAMPUS [Why College Access in Prisons Is a Racial-Equity Issue]( By Oyin Adedoyin [STORY IMAGE]( Black Americans are incarcerated at disproportionate rates and face many of the same barriers to education as students of color outside the criminal-justice system. STUDENT COSTS [Why Philanthropy’s ‘Free College’ Programs Don’t Always Live Up to Their Promise]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( New college scholarship programs aim to do what’s proved elusive so far: generate benefits for communities as well as students. (From The Chronicle of Philanthropy) DATA [Higher Ed Added More Than 9,000 Master’s-Degree Programs in Less Than a Decade]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( And the number of adults with master’s degrees has grown by more than 50 percent. 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