Peter Monaghan
Correspondent
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Peter Monaghan is a correspondent for The Chronicle.
Stories by this Author
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How to Help Minority Students Feel That They Belong
Without “counterspaces” where they can find refuge and strengthen their resolve, students can be undermined by slights. -
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Unequal Spaces: How College Is Portrayed in Film
Public conceptions of the purpose of college have been shaped for the worse by the university-cinema-industrial complex, says the author of a new book. -
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The Best Time to Merge: Before ‘No One Wants You’
Mergers are not just what happens to other institutions, says the lead author of a new book. Colleges should all be planning for them. -
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Academe as the Dystopian Workplace
A new book argues that overuse of gig workers in higher education is ruining its values and impeding students from learning. -
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Speaking Up About Free Speech on Campus
A professor searches for the right balance between free speech and academic freedom. Equality, he says, is at stake. -
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Giving Students What They Want: Transformation
A retired professor who started teaching college students in his mid-50s offers advice on the best ways to prepare students for the real world. -
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Getting the Price Just Right
To slash or not to slash, college officials wonder when their tuition pricing isn’t bringing the desired results. -
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Coping in a Cash-Starved State System
Oklahoma’s colleges look for ways to make up for the shortcomings of students’ earlier education. -
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The Case for Saying No to Tuition Increases
If college governing boards wanted to, they could hold down tuition costs and open the doors to more low-income students, says a new book. -
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What the Woods Do for Stressed Students
At several colleges, one prescription for troubled students is to spend more time in natural surroundings.