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Backgrounder
Inside a Stealth Plan for Political Influence
Evidence of Turning Point USA’s influence in student-government campaigns can be found on campuses from coast to coast. -
The Review
Thoreau: The Wild Child at 200
A superb new biography vivifies not just his searching mind but his restless spirit. -
The Review
Instagrim: Why Social Media Makes Students Miserable
It’s not a digital gathering place so much as a marketing forum. -
The Review
How Anarchy Can Save the University
Informal networks and freewheeling discussions make the intellectual world go ’round. -
The Review
Proud to Be a Taxpayer
Contrary to popular perception, Americans take their fiscal obligations seriously. -
The Review
Educating the Public on the Value of a College Degree
The perception of higher education’s worth has dimmed, and it’s up to people within the industry to do some enlightening. -
The Review
How to Build an ‘International Pathway’ to Your College
Partnerships with for-profit education companies can help colleges build their brands abroad, attract foreign students, and make money. But they’re complicated. -
News
Helping Professors Overcome Midcareer Malaise
After tenure, many faculty members feel unmotivated. Here’s how to keep them on track. -
News
The Dissatisfaction of the Associate Professor
A Harvard study analyzed how midlevel professors feel about their jobs. They rate their satisfaction with numerous aspects lower than do both full and assistant professors. -
News
Key Research on Midcareer Issues
Studies that examine the challenges facing associate professors go back years. But some scholars argue that the findings have been ignored. -
The Chronicle Interview
Scholar Finds That Academe’s ‘Chilly Climate’ for Single Mothers Persists
An academic who wrote a book on single mothers in college describes the struggles such women face and recalls her own experience getting a Ph.D. as an unmarried mom. -
News
The Four Types of Post-Tenure Professor
Are you a synergistic citizen, an independent agent, a weary citizen, or just plain disgruntled? -
The Review
How I Got My Groove Back After Getting Tenure
After surviving the big push to permanency, taking an intellectual breather helped me rediscover my passion for the profession. -
News
Ways to Get Professors to Escape Career Ruts
Career forums, one-on-one counseling sessions, and other simple efforts can help faculty members stay motivated. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (5/12/2017)
A former U.S. assistant attorney general will be the first woman and the first African-American to lead the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. -
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Chronicle List
Colleges With the Highest Average Pay for Full Professors, 2015-16
Public institutions that paid their full professors the most in 2015-16 tended to be in states with high costs of living. -
The Review
‘You’re Wrong’: The Case for Intellectual Confrontation
Not all criticism can be constructive. Some ideas and arguments are genuinely devoid of merit. -
Leadership
A Year After Her Ouster, Linda Katehi Still Can’t Resist a Fight
Almost a year after stepping down from her controversial tenure as chancellor of the University of California at Davis, Linda Katehi says she’s ready to return to campus as a faculty member. -
The Review
There’s a Reason the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Sounds Too Good to Be True
The public university is giving a long list of rights and privileges to its new partner, a firm answerable to Wall Street investors. -
News
Want Happier Professors? Try Being Nice
A study of newly tenured professors finds their job satisfaction hinges much more on day-to-day interactions than on organizational efforts to change the workplace. -
News
Purdue’s Purchase of Kaplan Is a Big Bet — and a Sign of the Times
By acquiring the for-profit-education giant, the public university is taking cues from the fast pace of online growth at other nonprofit institutions. -
Research
Wake Forest’s Eudaimonia Institute Tries to Turn From Controversy to Scholarship
Before it even got up and running, the institute, which aims to study “human flourishing,” drew scrutiny for its largest funding source: the Charles Koch Foundation. At the institute’s first conference, its leader called the event a chance to show scholars that “we’re doing serious work.” -
First Person
You Are Not a Public Utility
When strangers seek your expertise, do you have to respond? What if it’s a student?