Academe Today: The hollowing out of higher education (opinion)

The ins and outs of ungrading; prison education just got a whole lot bigger; neurodivergent students need flexibility, not frustration; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. THE REVIEW | OPINION [The Hollowing Out of Higher Education]( By Kevin R. McClure and Barrett J. Taylor [STORY IMAGE]( Amid state-budget cuts and political attacks, some institutions are neglecting their workers. TEACHING [An Instructor Reveals the Ins and Outs of Ungrading]( By Beckie Supiano [STORY IMAGE]( After a professor issued a challenge to the ungrading community, another one accepted it. ACCESS [Prison Education Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger. Here Are 3 Key Questions About What’s Next.]( By Emma Hall [STORY IMAGE]( Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated students became eligible for Pell Grants on July 1. Experts point colleges toward a set of best practices. THE REVIEW [Do Students Have Too Much Power?]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Protests over a prospective faculty hire at UCLA raise complex questions. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [How the Supreme Court Ruling Will Change Admissions]( By Jon Boeckenstedt [STORY IMAGE]( Some workers will have to approach their jobs very differently. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [The Supreme Court’s Admissions Ruling Mainly Affects Selective Colleges. They’re a Tiny Slice of Higher Ed.]( By Audrey Williams June and Jacquelyn Elias [STORY IMAGE]( Institutions selective enough to use race in admissions are influential, but most students never experience a process that considers race. NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. Views ADVICE [Neurodivergent Students Need Flexibility, Not Our Frustration]( By Katie Rose Guest Pryal [STORY IMAGE]( In negotiating accommodations, we need more communication and less suspicion. Upcoming Workshop [Catalysts of Transformation Program: Equipping Community College Leaders for Change] [Join us this summer]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges community college leaders face and creating a strategic vision for transformational change. [Reserve your spot today!]( FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Trouble at the Top]( Many leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat on presidents has been this intense. [Order your copy today]( to explore what today’s presidents are up against, how things are changing, and how to navigate new challenges. JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Search other jobs.]( CAREER RESOURCES [Man sitting at a laptop computer.] Explore [Career Resources]( a new online destination to find career-related articles, advice, reports, events, and more designed to help you advance in your career. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037