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'The tenor of the times'

Diversity Statements Were All the Rage. Now They’re in Danger.

Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay?

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Diversity Statements Are Being Banned. Here’s What Might Replace Them.

DEI Statements Are Not About Ideology. They’re About Accountability.

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Mandatory DEI Statements Are Ideological Pledges of Allegiance

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College Matters

What the FAFSA Just Happened?

Underwhelming Outcomes

Does Diversity Training Work?

Data

Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI

The Review | Essay

Don’t Scrap Standardized Tests. Make Them Fairer.

Higher Ed's Uncanny Assistants

Will AI Make College Admissions and Advising Better — or Worse?

Austerity Academy

Academic-Program Cuts Piled Up This Summer. Here’s a Rundown.

Bridging Differences

College Campuses Are Rife With Political Tensions. Could Random-Roommate Policies Help?

The Public-Perception Puzzle

Where the Public Sees Value in Higher Ed

The Chronicle asked more than a thousand adults how well colleges serve students and society. Explore the data to find points of confidence and doubt, consensus and divergence.

What Do Americans Say About College? That Depends on What — and Whom — You Ask.

Explore the nuances of public views of higher ed in 15 findings from Chronicle polling data.

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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.

The Public-Perception Puzzle

A series by The Chronicle to examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it.

Featured Newsletters

The Review

Columbia’s Incoherent Antisemitism Task-Force Report

Teaching

What Is Going On With Students?

Latitudes

The U.S. Relied on Its Reputation to Attract Foreign Students and Scientists. Now It Needs a Strategy.

Special Report

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Always Right?

College Feels Transactional to Many Students. Who — or What — Is to Blame?

Students increasingly see themselves as customers and college as a means to an end. Faculty members are wrestling with the consequences.

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Supportive Strategies

Why Students Can’t Work on Their Own

Many struggle to complete coursework independently. How can professors adjust?

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The Review | Essay

Elite Colleges Are More Diverse Than Ever. They’re Still Unequal.

Living in the university’s blind spots.

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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.

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.