Alina Tugend
Contributor
Alina Tugend is a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times. Formerly, she was a London correspondent for The Chronicle.
Stories by this Author
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NewsHow Penn State Improved Conditions for Adjuncts
The 24-campus university has just won an award for a faculty restructuring that supports those off the tenure track. -
Governance
Do Your New Trustees Have a Lot to Learn? ‘Flip’ Their Orientation
As boards grow more activist, some colleges hope to help new members better understand higher ed by jettisoning traditional orientations. -
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What Does It Mean to Be an Efficient University?
Colleges are under pressure to be more efficient — and some have been recognized for making strides. But they probably won’t brag about it. -
Performance Reviews
To Improve Leadership, Some Colleges Take a Cue From Industry: 360-Degree Reviews
Being assessed by your colleagues as well as your supervisor can be difficult, administrators say, but it’s valuable. -
News
How to Keep Faculty Searches on Track
Your college will live with the results for decades, so approach the project methodically and thoughtfully. -
News
Mergers Can Benefit All Involved — but They’re Never Easy
The finances, logistics, and diplomacy are daunting. But if leaders can swallow their pride and work toward compromise, consolidations sometimes make very good sense. -
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How Serious Are You About Diversity Hiring?
Putting principles into practice takes leadership, resources, and commitment. These colleges are using multistage anti-bias procedures to shake up the status quo. -
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British Government Announces Plans for Distance-Education Venture
London The British government on Tuesday announced a distance-learning project for higher education that officials said was designed to “give U.K. higher education the capacity to compete globally with the major virtual and corporate universities in the United States and elsewhere.” The venture,… -
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2 Business Schools in Europe Make Top-10 Ranking
For the first time, two European universities have placed in the top 10 of full-time M.B.A. programs, according to annual rankings published last month by the Financial Times, a British newspaper. The list shows that Europe’s leading business schools are catching up with their U.S. counterparts,… -
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2 European Institutions Join List of Best MBA Programs; Harvard Is No. 1
London For the first time, two European universities placed in the top 10 of full-time programs in master’s in business administration, according to annual rankings published Monday by the British newspaper the Financial Times. The list shows that Europe’s leading business schools are catching up…
