Review opinion essay by Nicholas S. Zeppos: "Rarely does a month pass without a news story appearing on the skyrocketing cost of higher education. Politicians rail about it. Boards of trustees discuss it at length. Parents and prospective students fret about it as part of the larger affordability crisis. A complex and opaque system of discounting tuition and differential pricing makes it even harder to comprehend. And yet, in a glaring oversight, analysts and experts have rarely communicated to

In the days immediately following Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University, colleges across the country quickly took action against faculty members and other employees who had made light of Kirk’s death or criticized his political views online. Since then, at least half a dozen faculty members have sued their institutions for violating their First Amendment rights. The Chronicle reviewed the cases of 27 faculty members who drew attention for online comments about Kirk. 🔗 Click her