An Inconsistent Landscape
Dozens of Campuses Shed or Alter DEI Efforts as Political Pressure Mounts
A Chronicle analysis finds that at least 116 college campuses have responded, and in an uneven way.
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Free-Speech Face-Off
A Tenured Professor Was Removed From the Classroom Over a Pro-Palestine Essay
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The Review | PROFILE
‘Get Rid of the Zionists Here’
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Rules vs. Guidelines
In One of Higher Ed’s Hottest Fights, These Documents Have Become Exhibit A
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College Admissions
Following Yale and Brown, Harvard Returns to Requiring Standardized Tests
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The Review | EssayThe New York Intellectuals Were a Boys’ Club
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The Review | Readers Respond
‘I Cannot Even Buy a Used Car’: Readers Weigh In on Higher Ed’s Compensation Practices
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Making the Grade
What Does an A Really Mean?
Special Report
The Trends Report 2024
Our annual investigation into the most consequential developments in higher education. We hope the report will help you understand the forces shaping higher ed, what’s behind them, and how to meet this moment.
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The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists
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Is Inclusion Possible on Campus Today?
College leaders struggle to deliver on a core ideal. -
Colleges’ Top Lawyers, Never More Powerful
The general counsel has vast influence. Is that a good thing? -
A Campus Where Everyone Is Just Like You
More colleges make an identity-based pitch: You are safe here. -
AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready?
The technology could challenge efforts to prove colleges’ value. -
3 Other Emerging Trends We’re Watching
Debates on free speech, legacy admits, and mega donors.
The Public-Perception Puzzle
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Why It’s So Hard to Get People Back in College Once They’ve Quit
For many of America’s 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious. -
What’s Really Behind the View That Higher Ed Isn’t Worth It?
Yes, the sector has a lot that it needs to fix. But criticisms that seem to dismiss the value of college altogether often miss key details. -
Do You Know What the Public Really Thinks of College?
Last summer The Chronicle polled the population about how colleges serve students and society, and more than 1,000 American adults answered. In this quiz, see if you can guess what they said. -
The Public-Perception Puzzle
A series by The Chronicle to examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it.
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Latitudes
A look at Canada’s visa-cap plan, plus what’s behind China’s rise in global university rankings.
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Your Career
What to expect in a “serving at the pleasure of” administrative position.
April 15, 2024
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The Student-Success Journey: Amping Up Orientation
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Experiential Education for All
ON DEMAND: Programs like experiential education help expand creativity and independence. Join us to discuss how to re-engage students with such programs. With Support From the Illinois Institute of Technology. Watch on demand. -
What It Takes to Improve Campus Safety
ON DEMAND: Amid growing threats to physical campuses, administrators must prioritize safety efforts and do so ethically. Join us for a virtual forum on campus safety. With Support From AT&T. Watch on demand.
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The Chair’s Role in the Continuing Pandemic
George Justice discusses how department chairs are continuing to deal with Covid on campus, and how they’re dealing with the added pressures of leading through the pandemic. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC. -
Managing Up
Carolyn Dever tackles how managing up is a challenge for all department chairs, and how to navigate these difficulties, providing pro tips on how to approach your dean or provost. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC. -
Seven Practices for Building Community and Student Belonging Virtually
Most colleges have traditionally provided in-person programming and supports to strengthen bonds between students and build community. This research brief was originally published by Ithaka S+R.
The Review
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The Lunacy of Indiana’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law
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Glenn Loury Comes Clean
Is the public intellectual’s candid memoir an act of self-reckoning or self-sabotage? -
The Gutting of the Liberal Arts
At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. -
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Read the latest letters to the editor about our articles and about topics we have covered.
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Data
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How Much Has Faculty Pay Changed Over Time?
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Oh, the Places They Went: Where More Than 5 Million American Students Went on Study Abroad This Century
More than 100 countries hosted at least one American student every year, but Britain, Italy, and Spain were perennial favorite destinations, according to an analysis of decades of data. -
Here Are 5 Things to Know About the Class of 2024
A data snapshot highlights trends in graduates’ wages and employment, among other factors.
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Advice
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Admin 101: How to Accept ‘No’ for an Answer
As an administrator, you will refuse plenty of requests. But part of the job is knowing how to be professional when your own ideas are spurned. -
Associate Professors and the ‘Second Book Problem’
How a new writers institute aims to help faculty members complete book two and earn promotion. -
What to Expect in a ‘Serving at the Pleasure of’ Post
A look at the benefits and risks of “at will” positions in campus administration. -
Leadership Burnout: How to Restore Your Depleted Bandwidth
Three ways to deal with a to-do list that seems too lengthy for one administrator to realistically accomplish. -
Résumé Dos and Don’ts for Ph.D.s
Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search. -
It’s Time to Start Teaching Your Students How to Be a Student
The role that professors need to take in today’s college classrooms departs sharply from the one they tend to prefer.
