Vimal Patel
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Washington, DC, United States
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President on a Tightrope
Boise State’s leader must tread carefully through the culture war. Others may soon walk the same line. → Read More
Race on Campus: Engineering Has a Diversity Problem. Colleges Can Help.
If present trends continue, it could take 256 years for Black engineers to achieve parity. → Read More
Rutgers Will Require Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination to Attend in the Fall
The credit-ratings agency’s latest release looks like a bookend to what has been a historic and tumultuous year for colleges. → Read More
Race on Campus: ‘Was the Cat in the Hat Black?’ One Scholar’s Look at the Racism of Dr. Seuss
Long before Dr. Seuss was “canceled,” a Kansas State professor called out the racial stereotypes in his children’s books. → Read More
Colleges Weigh Whether to Require Covid-19 Vaccines, or Just Urge Them
How can they encourage skeptics to get the shots? → Read More
Students Unhappy With Financial-Aid Decisions Can Appeal. But Who Does That?
Many students of color aren’t aware that such appeals are even possible. → Read More
How Do You Retain Community-College Students? Jill Biden Has a Dissertation for That.
You might even say her 2006 thesis was a bit ahead of the curve. → Read More
These Students Voted Early. Now They Wonder: Will It Matter?
On the eve of the presidential election, they’re haunted by fears of apathy and voter suppression. → Read More
As Freshmen, They Voted for Trump. Has College Changed Their Minds?
Some see higher education as a place to encounter new ideas. Others see a bastion of indoctrination. → Read More
Even Amid Covid-19, Enrollment Soared at This University. Here’s Why.
It helps to be a public regional. But at a time of profound disconnection, cultivating relationships is key. → Read More
A Grad Strike, a Court Fight, a No-Confidence Vote: U. of Michigan Struggles Over Its Campus Reopening
Following weeks of upheaval, at best the university’s president avoided faculty condemnation with an asterisk. → Read More
Sparked by Covid-19, Undergraduate Organizing May Be the Next Front in Campus Labor Relations
The pandemic has brought students’ insecurity to the fore. → Read More
The U. of Michigan Is Reopening. Its City Is Bracing for Disaster.
Ann Arbor residents have fought to keep the coronavirus at bay. They fear an influx of students will undo that work. → Read More
How Covid-19 United the Higher-Ed Work Force
Professors are joining forces with grad students and housekeepers in a lawsuit and a planned strike. → Read More
Santa Cruz Grad-Student Strikers Didn’t Win a Pay Raise, but They Got Their Jobs Back
A dispute over a wildcat action at the University of California at Santa Cruz is over. → Read More
Mayor Pete’s Next Act: Notre Dame Faculty
The former presidential candidate talks to us about his new job and how colleges can regain public trust. → Read More
Black Students Have Less Access to Selective Public Colleges Now Than 20 Years Ago, Report Finds
Colleges in states with large Black populations are the least accessible — and 4 other takeaways. → Read More
Racist Incidents at Syracuse U. Spun Into a Crisis. The Way Its Leaders Communicated Didn’t Help.
After years of grievances about the racial climate on the campus and the inadequacy of support services for minority students, the moment was ripe for revolt. → Read More
How Hampshire Was Brought to the Brink
Distinctiveness has long been the college’s calling card. Now it may threaten its survival. → Read More
Disenchanted Ph.D. Recipients, Take Solace: It Gets Better, New Research Suggests
Despite complaints that doctorates aren’t worth it nowadays, over time graduates say their programs prepared them well for their jobs, whether academic or nonacademic. → Read More