Despite the Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions, colleges and universities must still pursue diversity and inclusion. Also in this issue: what higher ed is doing to save local news; when hip-hop meets chemistry; how architecture can foster a sense of belonging; why history is ground zero in today’s culture wars; and more.

How tenuous is tenure? Liberal Education asked faculty members and academic leaders from states across the country to share their personal perspectives and opinions about tenure and the political attacks on academic freedom. Also in the issue: Teaching college from prison; a Christian revival on campus; how education leads to galaxies far, far away; and more stories.

As states ban abortion, future doctors can’t get the training they need. Also in this issue: What college and universities can do about educational gag orders; how to better support students who are juggling both academic and caregiving loads; higher education as a solution to America’s overcrowded prisons; and a Q&A with Anna Deavere Smith, who is looking for people who would scream a story from a mountaintop.

As part of the Bridging the Gap program, students learn to have frank and respectful conversations across political and religious divides. Also in this issue: how a university is prioritizing Indigenous rights; courage as a key outcome of liberal learning; and why historians should write for the public.