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Race against the clock
The government’s requirement that international students make their accounts public has caused confusion and concern.

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Academic Freedom
Conservative lawmakers say professors are indoctrinating students with liberal ideas. In a series of lawsuits, professors argue vaguely worded laws violate their First Amendment rights.
List Legacy
Robert Morse helmed “Best Colleges” for almost 40 years, and has been at U.S. News for almost 50. Higher ed has changed a lot in his time.

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Trackers: Keep Up With the Latest

The Chronicle is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.
We’ve documented actions taken to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Legislators want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.

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Controversial Texas bill signed. Once-rejected Florida board candidate reappointed. Student-visa delays possible, and more.
By Megan Zahneis June 24, 2025
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Columbia activist ordered freed. Santa Ono won’t be back in Ann Arbor. Colleges get creative with athletic subsidies. And more.
By Rick Seltzer June 23, 2025
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Visa interviews can be scheduled again. Some Florida colleges call off international recruiting. Three-year degrees get another boost. And more.
By Rick Seltzer June 20, 2025
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Trump challenges in-state tuition for undocumented students in another state. Credential buyers beware. Free college on the ropes in Maine. And more.
By Rick Seltzer June 18, 2025
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Great Read

Rediscover timeless and popular stories from our archive, handpicked by Chronicle editors.
The Review
Now is the time for academic leaders to fight.
The Chronicle Review
A cyberstalked novelist traces the evolution of his aggressor’s flirty-turned-fierce digital attacks.
Commentary
Call it “Vision for Excellence,” involve all campus constituencies, and issue a flurry of news releases. Better yet, skip it.

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Professional-Development Resources

Visit The Chronicle’s professional-development-resources page to stay up to date on our career-advancement workshop opportunities for higher-ed professionals.
UPCOMING: July 2025. This two-week virtual program is designed to empower librarians to develop their leadership skills, as well as workshops on the topics most pressing for the campus library.
UPCOMING: August 2025. This four-hour workshop, in partnership with Dever Justice LLC, will provide key insights for new and aspiring academic administrators on the inner workings of administrative positions.
UPCOMING: October 2025. This virtual workshop series will provide administrative leaders with the skills to effectively enhance institutional success and navigate shared governance by learning how to make tough decisions, lead with resiliency, and build high-performing teams.

Data

Shuttering the program, which had been expected to lend out about $19 billion annually over the next decade, could make graduate education very costly or unattainable, warns the Council of Graduate Schools.
A look at changes in average annual percentages of full-time instructors who were members of specific racial and ethnic groups in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, by degree-granting college.
Explore this searchable, sortable table showing the race, ethnicity, and gender of full-time faculty members at 3,300 colleges and universities since 2018.
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Advice

Our graduate-school enterprise exists today in a state of anxiety and reactive tension. Here’s how we’re managing.
Too many searches, especially in this buyer’s market, fail to woo job candidates with kindness and professionalism.
Too many Ph.D. students still feel compelled to make their career plans in secret.
An acquisitions editor offers eight tips for marketing-shy academics.
How to stand up for academe in this era of constant attacks from federal and state governments.
Prospective students aren’t just looking for academic fit or financial aid — they’re looking for human connection. They’re looking for home.