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Our 50th Year
1966: First Issue of The Chronicle
Here’s a look at the cover of our very first issue, published 49 years ago. -
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How Corpses Shape Culture
In burial, the dead help give meaning to the travails of the living. -
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Haunted by Spirits
Ghosts of academics haunt a musty private library in Boston. -
Academic Labor
How One College Became Ground Zero for Grad-Student Unionization
What began as a struggle for better working conditions at the New School now has implications for private universities nationwide. -
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Why Two Kids Are Too Many
Want to save the earth? Maybe birth control is the answer. -
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An Unevolved View of Gender Evolution
The latest gloss on the evolutionary biology and psychology of gender woefully distorts the research. -
Commentary
Want More Innovation? Get More Diversity
Academic departments that are more diverse may produce more unorthodox ideas and do more original work, new research shows. -
People
What I’m Reading: ‘The Invention of Wings’
A historical novel about the fight against slavery informs the way a provost approaches decisions on campus. -
People
Interim Chief of Diversity Looks for Path Forward at U. of Missouri
Chuck Henson, who is on leave as an associate dean at the law school, says he respects the passion and frustration of students who want change now. -
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Faculty
Female Astronomers: Outsiders in Their Field
Many say they are underestimated, discriminated against, even harassed. Some find support from one another and, crucially, from their universities. -
Leadership
How Missouri’s Deans Plotted to Get Rid of Their Chancellor
R. Bowen Loftin’s resignation as chief of the flagship campus at Columbia has been cast as fallout from racial discord there. That’s not even the half of it. -
Faculty
Diversity Training Is in Demand. Does It Work?
Campus prejudice cannot be solved in an afternoon. But institutions like the University of Missouri, where racial tension has provoked a wave of protests, hope such programs can foster meaningful change. -
Campus Unrest
How Mental-Health Care Entered the Debate Over Racial Inequality
Minority students face unique psychological challenges, protesters and psychologists say, and so need unique mental-health services. -
Government
3 Ways the Education Dept. Stands Accused of Mismanaging Student Aid
At a hearing, lawmakers, advocates, and investigators all criticized how the agency’s Office of Federal Student Aid serves students and taxpayers. Here’s a look at their arguments. -
Teaching
For Students, Expectations About Academic Rigor Are Far From Universal
About half of all freshmen say their courses pushed them to do their best work, according to this year’s National Survey of Student Engagement. -
Admissions
When Choosing a College, How Should Students Gauge the Payoff?
There’s value in data that attempt to hold colleges responsible for what their students go on to earn. But making sense of that data requires context few high schoolers will sort out alone. -
Campus Unrest
At Kansas, Student Leaders Take the Blame for Racial-Climate Concerns
Three student-government leaders are facing calls to resign after some of their peers criticized how they responded to activists’ demands. -
International
Syrian Students Contend With Growing Anti-Refugee Rhetoric
As more political leaders argue for a ban on resettling refugees, students from Syria say they want to educate Americans about who they are. -
Students
Cranking Out Credentials — but What About Quality?
Technical colleges in Utah drew criticism for including short-term training programs in their completion numbers. But with colleges under pressure to produce more graduates, the flap illustrates a bigger debate over what counts as a high-quality degree. -
The Review
Why Embattled Leaders Should Be Stepping Up, Not Stepping Down
Students’ expectations for inclusion are higher than in the past, and meeting them will require a new level of leadership. -
On Leadership
Video: How a President Hopes to Transform a Commuter Campus Into an Urban Research University
Mark P. Becker, president of Georgia State University, discusses the institution’s success raising graduation rates and the challenges of maneuvering a fledgling football team into the highest levels of intercollegiate athletics. -
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When Free Speech Becomes a Political Weapon
All too often, when people depict others as threats to freedom of speech, what they really mean is “Be quiet!” -
Students
Facing Protests About Racial Climate, Another Campus Administrator Steps Down
Mary Spellman, dean of students at Claremont McKenna College, resigned after her comments in an email to a student prompted protests and hunger strikes. -
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What Mizzou Taught Me
I survived most of the racism. But for some of the kids who had been supported by black communities, the University of Missouri started as a dream school and wound up being a waking nightmare. -
Advice
A Conversation With Leonard Cassuto on ‘The Graduate School Mess’
“We are perpetuating a culture that mistreats graduate students.”