Two weeks ago, Tyler Austin Harper, formerly a Bates College professor, sparked a major conversation across the academic world with his essay in The Atlantic about stepping away from the tenure track. Harper, an African American scholar who felt he was used as a “racial prop” on a campus preoccupied with race and DEI, gave up a secure, tenured post, driven by frustration with what he views as the prevailing culture in higher education—one that has helped push Bates into a state he describes as “deeply, incorrigibly racist,” and that he believes betrays both principles and colleagues in the name of social justice.
The Real Crisis in Academia Goes Beyond Tenure’s Decline
Pilar Marrero
Political reporting is approached with a strong interest in power, institutions, and the decisions that shape public life. Coverage focuses on U.S. and international politics, with clear, readable analysis of the events that influence the global conversation. Particular attention is given to the links between local developments and worldwide political shifts.
