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Admissions and Student Aid
How the Federal-Aid Process Traps Poor Students
Verification, an overlooked requirement, isn’t meant to hinder low-income students, but that’s often what it does. -
News
What Separates Man From Beast? Creativity
And what is creativity? A neuroscientist and a composer explored that question together. -
From the Archives
The Fight Against ‘Toxic Masculinity’
New strategies prompt male students to question skewed notions of manhood. -
News
What I’m Reading: ‘Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond’
A dean who has worked on space experiments looks at what universities can learn from NASA about strategic planning. -
The Review
The Futile Search for Role Models
Maybe it’s time for the unsung heroes of everyday life to be our models — the ones who do what’s right simply because it’s the right thing to do. -
News
You’re Screwing Up. You Can Do Better.
A masculinity-studies approach can get those messages across to male students behaving badly. -
News
Welcoming Veterans Without Stifling Debate
A new book says military-friendly campuses may fall short of giving veterans what they need: a chance to talk openly. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (12/15/2017)
Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld will become president at Hebrew College, and Shane Martin was named provost at Seattle University. -
News
Selected New Books on Higher Education
Among the latest topics are the incorporation of game-derived techniques into teaching, and race relations on elite campuses. -
News
Private Colleges Had 58 Millionaire Presidents in 2015
The Chronicle’s annual analysis of executive compensation at the institutions finds that the average pay of their presidents in 2015 was $516,000. -
Chronicle List
Recent Private Gifts to Higher Education (December 2017)
Among the major donors are people who made their fortunes in energy, wireless communications, and chemicals. -
Faculty
What Happens When Sex Harassment Disrupts Victims’ Academic Careers
People who say they’ve been harassed also speak of ripple effects and lasting consequences — personally, professionally, and for their disciplines. -
Donors
‘I Love You,’ Big U. of Virginia Donor Told Harvey Weinstein
Paul Tudor Jones II, who has given nearly $50 million to the university and serves on the board of a center there, told the embattled film producer that talk of his serial sexual harassment would be soon “forgotten,” The New York Times reports. -
Commentary
I Spoke Up Against My Harasser — and Paid a Steep Price
Professional isolation and stress-induced illness during a protracted investigation leave a survivor to wonder: Would keeping quiet have been the wiser choice? -
Commentary
Dirty Old Men on the Faculty
Have we reached a tipping point in awareness? Will sexual harassment on campus finally get the condemnation it deserves? -
Students
Welcome Students! Need a Checking Account?
A growing number of institutions are making deals that help connect banks with students. The banks — and the colleges — make money. But do students come out ahead? -
Research
How Can Colleges Head Off Homegrown Extremism?
An analysis of 30 incidents looks for the key risk factors. -
Campus Safety
Auditors Reviewed How UVa’s Police Prepared for White Supremacists. They Didn’t Like What They Found.
The “seeming paralysis of police” at a Friday-night march in August on the campus “undoubtedly encouraged” violence at a rally that turned deadly the following day, a report concludes. -
Commentary
Digital Life in the Slow Lane
On December 14, the online academic experience is likely to start changing for the worse. -
Government
Passage of Senate Tax-Reform Bill Leaves Colleges Scrambling
As lawmakers prepare to hash out the differences in bills passed by both chambers of Congress, here’s what each would mean for higher ed. -
News
Everyone Agrees on Value of Apprenticeships. The Question Is How to Pay for Them.
Advocates for the job-training positions also face challenges stemming from loose definitions of what they are and negative public perceptions of who they serve. -
Politics
A Political-Science View of Trump’s Reported Census Pick
Thomas Brunell’s work challenges a widely held conviction in his field, that political competition is healthy for democracy. Fellow scholars say his study is useful to consider, even if few agree with him. -
News
‘Ring by Spring’: How Christian Colleges Fuel Students’ Rush to Get Engaged
Some institutions play into the engagement frenzy with couples’ retreats and other programs promoting marriage. -
Advice
Administration 101: The Vision Thing
During the campus interview, your “vision presentation” should balance the quantitative with a human touch.