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Priyanga Amarasekare was suspended and later put on involuntary leave for breaching the Faculty Code of Conduct. She hopes that speaking out will help clear her name.
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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
They have proposals to stave off cuts. Is anyone listening? -
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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Virtual Events
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The Chatbot Student Experience: What Lies Ahead?
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Career Services at the Center
UPCOMING: March 26, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. In a tough job market for recent graduates, colleges must better integrate career support into undergraduate programs. Join us for an expert panel on what colleges are doing. With Support From University of Florida. Register here. -
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UPCOMING: March 20, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. Join experts to learn how the programs have expanded to research how communities face earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. With Support From Southern Methodist University. Register here. -
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ON DEMAND: Join experts to explore updated strategies that universities can use in their graduate programs. With Support From Evidence In Motion. Watch on demand.
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The Chair’s Role in the Continuing Pandemic
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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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Are Colleges Really on the Brink?
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In Economics, Do We Know What We’re Doing?
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When It Comes to Critical Thinking, AI Flunks the Test
Large language models fail to live up to the hype. -
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Data
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2021’s Top-Paid Private-College President Received a Record Payout
Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, her last full year as president of the University of Pennsylvania, according to federal tax filings. -
How Much Are Private-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses, and benefits for 312 chief executives at private colleges with expenditures of $100 million or more in 2021. -
College Endowments Reverse Their Once-Flagging Returns
The average one-year gain for endowments in the 2023 fiscal year was 7.7 percent.
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Advice
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How Do Editors Assess Your Book’s ‘Fit’?
An acquisitions editor sheds light on how publishers decide if your book is a good match for their lists. -
Admin 101: How to Help Professors in Their ‘Worst Semester Ever’
Your faculty members say they are struggling to teach disengaged students. Can administrators be part of the solution and not part of the problem? -
A Guide to Crisis Leadership
Four lessons for deans, provosts, and presidents on how to manage a crisis, whether its origins are internal or external. -
The Case for Slow-Walking Our Use of Generative AI
Four principles to guide your thinking on the role of ChatGPT and other such tools in your teaching. -
Will the ‘Enrollment Cliff’ Help or Hurt Your Career?
How to make higher education’s environment of scarcity work for you instead of against you. -
Open, Closed, or Hybrid? Confidentiality and the Presidential Search
Three factors to consider as you weigh what degree of openness is right for your institution’s hiring process.