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Editor Evan Goldstein and the staff of The Review invite bold thinking, fresh voices, and opposing views to confront major issues impacting higher education. Through intellectual friction and reader engagement, The Review sparks essential conversations that shape how the sector sees—and argues with—itself. Subscribe here: chronicle.com/newsletter/the-review

The Chronicle Review: Where Higher Ed Debates Itself

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$Can Jennifer Mnookin Save Columbia University? Last week, Jennifer Mnookin assumed the presidency of Columbia University, making her the fourth leader of the Ivy League institution in less than four years. If can bring together a notoriously fractured campus, said one former university president, Columbia can “model to the rest of the nation the value of the universities” — and prove the higher-ed critics wrong about the state of speech and community on campus. Is she up for the task? Senior reporter Francie Diep breaks down what Mnookins admirers, critics, and Mnookin herself say about how shell approach the presidency. Read more:$

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