Afternoon Update: We can’t tolerate bad college programs anymore (opinion)

Dos and don’ts of stepping away from administration; higher ed’s public-perception puzzle; two colleges require masks amid Covid-19 surge; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. THE REVIEW | OPINION [We Can’t Tolerate Bad College Programs Anymore]( By Michael B. Horn [STORY IMAGE]( Students, colleges, and taxpayers all deserve better. ADVERTISEMENT ADVICE [8 Dos and Don’ts of Stepping Away From Administration]( By Lisa Jasinski [STORY IMAGE]( How to manage the surprises and challenges that await you on returning to the faculty. SPECIAL REPORT [Higher Ed’s Public-Perception Puzzle]( [STORY IMAGE]( This project will examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it — in our reporting and in an independent national survey that aims to add depth and nuance to the growing body of research on how people perceive higher ed. TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY [Just 50% of Faculty Members Prefer to Teach Courses Only in Person, Survey Finds]( In its first survey of faculty views of technology since before the pandemic, Educause also found that 35 percent of instructors who had taught online or hybrid courses said that experience had made them more interested in such teaching modes, while 24 percent said it had made them less interested. The survey, conducted last spring, was based on 982 respondents at eight institutions. CAMPUS HEALTH [Dillard U. Issues Mask Mandate With Covid-19 Numbers on the Rise]( The temporary requirement, effective today, covers everyone on the New Orleans campus for the next two weeks while university leaders monitor a recent surge in cases of the coronavirus. Morris Brown College, in Atlanta, [imposed a similar mandate]( earlier this week. (WVUE, WUPA) 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. REGISTER NOW [The Chronicle's Women Leading Change Program] [Join us in September]( for a groundbreaking virtual leadership series that will provide critical context, creative strategies, and guided exercises for women in leadership roles across higher ed. [Reserve your spot today!]( Virtual Events: Tune In Live [Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: August 29-31 | 12:30 p.m. ET: How can colleges embrace new partnerships and approaches, put students at the center, and deliver on the value of a degree? Join this year’s festival and hear from top thinkers and leaders about ideas that will reshape colleges. [Register here.]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Accessible Campus - The Chronicle Store]( [The Accessible Campus]( Despite years of legislation meant to open up higher education to people with disabilities, colleges are still a long way from achieving equity. [Order your copy]( to examine how colleges are working to be more accessible and the challenges that remain. 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