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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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November 14, 2025

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Chicago Principles at Indiana U.? Does work-study discriminate against religion? Surprising Rhodes Scholars. And more.
By Rick Seltzer November 18, 2025
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International-enrollment declines started sooner than you think. Feds must stop threatening UC. Let’s string together some oysters. And more.
By Rick Seltzer November 17, 2025
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Public colleges more likely to comply with Trump. Warning sign for international applications. What did Gordon Gee say now? And more.
By Rick Seltzer November 14, 2025
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No UVa president before inauguration day? Runaway financial aid? NCAA settles with uncompensated coaches. And more.
By Rick Seltzer November 13, 2025
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Best of Our Archives

Rediscover timeless and popular stories from our archive, handpicked by Chronicle editors.
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The term has gone viral. But what does it mean?
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A methods-based curriculum could empower students in college and for life.
Parsing the Narrative
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.

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Data

State and federal support has declined as a share of overall revenue — putting a greater burden on students. See the trends at more than 1,500 institutions between 2002 and 2023.
Higher education has long relied on H-1B visas. Now that President Trump has added a $100,000 fee for workers hired from abroad, bringing in this talent will come with a bigger price tag.
Students are learning less, studying less, and skipping class more — yet their grades go up and up.
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Advice

Be curious and open-minded about your options, and network, network, network.
Initially disillusioned by part-time teaching, an instructor found ways to forge a successful career.
It’s crucial for heads of big departments to learn how to manage a meeting-heavy schedule.
How to start fixing a system that sets up midlevel leaders to fail.
Here’s a roadmap for navigating seven key moments that will define your early tenure.
How to prioritize your doctoral research in turbulent times.