PicoFeedThe Chronicle of Higher Education | Newshttp://www.chronicle.com/section/News/6/2018-04-25T23:45:21-04:00The Chronicle of Higher EducationBig Pay Day for College Hoops Players? Don’t Count On Ithttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Big-Pay-Day-for-College-Hoops/2432372018-04-25T19:09:00-04:00A commission led by Condoleezza Rice promised bold reforms to root out corruption in college basketball. Instead it sidestepped player-compensation issues that many see at the heart of the matter. By Jack StriplingU. of Louisville Sues Former President Over Misuse of Foundation Fundshttp://www.chronicle.com/article/U-of-Louisville-Sues-Former/2432302018-04-25T14:58:00-04:00The complaint against James Ramsey is just the latest twist in the long-running dispute over his tenure, and more drama for a university that has suffered numerous scandals over the past nine years.By Eric KeldermanCommission Calls for Tougher Basketball Penalties for Colleges and End to ‘One and Done’http://www.chronicle.com/article/Commission-Calls-for-Tougher/2432282018-04-25T13:48:32-04:00The independent commission, led by Condoleezza Rice, stopped short of suggesting that menâs basketball players be paid.By Fernanda Zamudio-SuarézProfessor’s Tweets Were ‘Insensitive’ and Embarrassed Fresno State, but She Won’t Be Punishedhttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Professor-s-Tweets-Were/2432272018-04-25T11:57:28-04:00President Joseph Castro says Randa Jarrarâs social-media comments in the wake of Barbara Bushâs death were protected by the First Amendment.By Katherine ManganCompany That Created ‘Drew Cloud,’ the Phony Student-Loan Expert, Says It’s ‘Deeply Sorry’http://www.chronicle.com/article/Company-That-Created-Drew/2432252018-04-25T11:07:00-04:00On Tuesday, The Chronicle reported that a student-loan expert who had been quoted by many media outlets was a sham. The company that created him apologized on Wednesday.By Chris QuintanaWant to Be a 'Volunteer Adjunct'? Southern Illinois U. Is Hiringhttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Want-to-Be-a-Volunteer/2432212018-04-24T17:56:00-04:00A dean's email asking department chairs to recruit alumni for unpaid teaching positions ignited a social-media firestorm. The university says it was misunderstood. By Nell GluckmanStrada Education Network to Add Labor-Market Company Emsi to Its Portfoliohttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Strada-Education-Network-to/2432202018-04-24T16:28:06-04:00The organization will expand its holdings to embrace a company whose services are used by more than a thousand colleges in career centers, in alumni offices, and in academic planning.By Goldie BlumenstykWhy the End of Greek Life at Penn State Is ‘Still a Distinct Possibility’http://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-the-End-of-Greek-Life-at/2432192018-04-24T16:21:00-04:00At a conference on the future of fraternities and sororities, Eric J. Barron, president of Penn State, expressed frustration with Greek life as well as cautious optimism on its reform.By Sarah BrownDrew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans. One Problem: He’s Not Real.http://www.chronicle.com/article/Drew-Cloud-Is-a-Well-Known/2432172018-04-24T15:56:35-04:00His website, the Student Loan Report, is widely cited by news media for its surveys on loan debt, and Cloud is quoted at length. But both he and his organization are facades.By Dan Bauman and Chris QuintanaWhat Is ‘STEM’? The Definition Is Evolvinghttp://www.chronicle.com/article/What-Is-STEM-The/2432162018-04-24T13:32:00-04:00Recognizing the increasing presence of technology and mathematics in academic disciplines could help international students hoping to stay and work in the United States. By Vimal PatelWhy This Philosopher Wants Her Students to Ask Someone Out, in Personhttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-This-Philosopher-Wants-Her/2432142018-04-24T12:51:08-04:00Kerry Cronin offers Boston College freshmen extra credit for putting down their phones and planning a date. Sheâd like them to feel awkward and vulnerable, and maybe less lonely.By Julian Wyllie‘We Can Eat, We Can Live’: How Refugees Are Finding Home on an American Campushttp://www.chronicle.com/article/We-Can-Eat-We-Can-Live-/2432022018-04-24T12:19:00-04:00Guilford College helps newly arrived immigrants find places to live as they begin their assimilation into the American way of life. Photo essay by Cheryl Diaz MeyerThe Daily Briefinghttp://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Daily-Briefing/2380912018-04-24T04:55:00-04:00The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Hereâs a sample.By Andy Thomason and Fernanda Zamudio-SuarézWhy a Public Flagship’s Acquisition of a Private College Made So Many Upset in Massachusettshttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-a-Public-Flagship-s/2432092018-04-23T18:56:48-04:00The University of Massachusetts at Amherst said this month it would buy a campus that was shutting down, Mount Ida College. People at UMass-Boston werenât thrilled.By Bianca Quilantan‘Being Not-Rich’: Low-Income Students at Michigan Share Savvy Advicehttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Being-Not-Rich-/2432082018-04-23T18:09:00-04:00âThereâs this assumption that everyone here is wealthy,â says one of the online guideâs creators.By Emma KerrWhy It’s Important to Protect Space for ‘the Thought We Hate’http://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-It-s-Important-to/2432032018-04-23T13:18:00-04:00Julie Wollman, president of Widener University, and Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Center, a nonprofit group, discuss how education can help people understand First Amendment rights in an age of incivility.By Scott CarlsonThe Lonely Country Road to Collegehttp://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Lonely-Country-Road-to/2431832018-04-22T18:32:00-04:00Students from rural areas have particular worries about going to college, says a new book: being unprepared, having their skills go unappreciated, and abandoning their communities.By Peter MonaghanNo One Wants to Be Your Dean. Here’s How You Might Fix That.http://www.chronicle.com/article/No-One-Wants-to-Be-Your-Dean/2431662018-04-22T18:30:00-04:00Fill the pipeline and get talented prospects ready by adopting these strategies.By Michael Anft8 Tips to Help New Deans Get Off to a Good Starthttp://www.chronicle.com/article/8-Tips-to-Help-New-Deans-Get/2431672018-04-22T18:30:00-04:00Longtime leaders offer some advice.By Michael AnftSelected New Books on Higher Educationhttp://www.chronicle.com/article/Selected-New-Books-on-Higher/2431822018-04-22T18:30:00-04:00Among the latest topics are the broadened scope of the Title IX gender-equity law and how state universities teach writing.Compiled by Ruth Hammond