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Federally Funded Research-and-Development Spending, by Agency and Field
More than half of the federal support for higher-education R&D spending came from the Department of Health and Human Services. -
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Most-Expensive 4-Year Public Colleges, In-State Costs
All nine of the University of California campuses open to undergraduates were among the most expensive in the country for in-state students. -
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When Millennials Become Managers
Their leadership styles may differ from the status quo, and not just because they use Twitter. -
Advice
On Academic Envy
It’s aggravating to experience professional jealousy. It’s even more irritating to realize it’s hampering your own work. -
News
4 Lessons for Aspiring Administrators
Doctoral training doesn’t exactly prepare us to admit areas of ignorance or demur from participating in some conversations. -
News
I Want Your Respect, Not Your Advice
My faculty colleagues are often condescending. Maybe it’s just because I look young — or maybe it’s because I’m a woman of color. -
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Someday, Altmetrics Will No Longer Need ‘Alt’
As academics turn to nontraditional measures of their scholarly work’s impact, the notion of “alternative” will fade, predicts a pioneer in the field. -
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Achieving a Culture of Communication on Campus
It’s about using the right techniques to engage the right audience about a relevant topic at the optimal time. -
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How the Survey Was Conducted
This year The Chronicle’s Great Colleges to Work For survey is based on responses from more than 46,000 people at 281 institutions: 189 four-year colleges and universities (109 private and 80 public), and 92 two-year colleges. All accredited institutions in the United States with an enrollment of… -
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Under the Gun
Faculty members in some states prepare for new laws that will allow concealed weapons in their classrooms. -
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1998: The Role of Green Polyester in Faculty Hiring
Frumpy or chic? Sometimes clothes make the professor. -
Executive Compensation
Bonuses Push More Public-College Leaders Past $1 Million
Five presidents hit that mark in 2015, and three of them were in Texas, according to The Chronicle’s annual analysis of compensation at the top. -
Commentary
Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Face More Tests After ‘Fisher’
The Supreme Court’s decision leaves the courthouse door open for every program to be judged on its particular facts. -
The Week: What You Need to Know About the Past 7 Days
Gun Violence, Again The fatal shootings of five police officers and the killing of the sniper who gunned them down engulfed El Centro College, a community college in downtown Dallas. The urban campus, which serves some 10,000 students, had locked down before the shootings began, a precaution in… -
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For U. of Arkansas’s New Business Dean, It’s All About Logistics
Matthew A. Waller is one of the first business deans in the country to be drawn from the area of supply-chain management. -
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What I’m Reading: ‘The Power of Unsolvable Problems’
A newspaper article reminds an engineering professor of the importance of learning from failure. -
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Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (7/22/2016)
Top Chief Executives American Public University system, Karan Powell Antioch University at Santa Barbara, William Flores Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College, Faith Hensrud Canada College, Jamillah Moore Ferrum College, Joseph Carson Spooner Fresno City College, Carole Goldsmith… -
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Deadlines (7/22/2016)
Awards and prizes July 31: Business/management (Faculty/Research). The Journal of Investment Consulting is accepting submissions for its 2016 Academic Paper Competition on topics that examine research relevant to investment consulting and private-wealth management. The competition is open to… -
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Race on Campus
Talking Over the Racial Divide
How much can a half-semester course shift a lifetime of experience? -
Campus Safety
How the Shooting in Dallas Turned a College Into a Crime Scene
New details reveal a clearer timeline of what happened after the man suspected of killing five police officers burst into a building at El Centro College. -
Publishing
The U. of Missouri Press Almost Closed 4 Years Ago. Here’s How It Bounced Back.
Aided by a public outcry, the publisher thwarted a plan to shut it down. It’s now on firmer footing, but like other university presses, it is still weathering the challenges of a shifting market. -
Election 2016
What’s Next for College Students Who Backed Bernie
With Sen. Bernie Sanders expected to bow out of the presidential race on Tuesday, campus activists who supported him are divided on Hillary Clinton and remain focused on broad political change. -
Commentary
Flagships Must Create New Models to Preserve the Public Good
America built its economic strength and political vitality on the backs of its public universities. What will it take to sustain them? -
Research
‘One Trigger Finger for Whites and Another for Blacks': What the Research Says
Scholars have been studying the role of race in fatal police shootings for decades. Here’s a survey of what they’ve learned. -
Student Life
Princeton Strives to Help First-Generation Students Feel More at Home
Two administrators are spearheading an effort to make the university more welcoming to students from diverse backgrounds. But, as one of the leaders puts it, they’re “up against a lot in terms of history.” -
Publishing
The U. of California’s Open-Access Promise Hits a Snag: The Faculty
Three years after the university system’s Academic Senate approved a bold plan to make faculty research freely available, only 25 percent of professors are putting their papers in a state-created repository. -
Student Aid
When $300 Would Keep a Student From Dropping Out
Emergency aid may make all the difference, but not if students don’t know it’s there, or regulations prevent colleges from distributing it.