News
Katie Leonard will become president of Johnson College, and Thomas A. Owens was named president of Duke University Hospital.
The Review
Academics may be flunking Trump 101, but paying more attention to conservative ideas won’t help.
The Review
When words and violence are construed as equal, an exchange of ideas is no longer possible.
News
Some colleges are betting these hubs can bring about change, but can you orchestrate creativity?
The Review
We too often strive for complexity and comprehensiveness in the classroom. Simplicity can be better.
News
Daniel Jackson, a computer scientist, photographed and interviewed people at MIT to share how they have coped with competitive academics, personal loss, and suicidal feelings.
News
In The Chronicle’s fifth survey of enrollment and tuition revenue, private institutions especially reported trouble meeting their goals.
The Review
For teachers to succeed in the environments where they find themselves, they must learn how to understand the strengths that children bring to the classroom.
News
How colleges train and choose those who serve on Title IX panels is changing.
The Review
The role isn’t for everyone — it’s intense and complicated — but colleges that put in the effort to find and train the right people will be rewarded.
New insights into teenagers’ cognitive development suggest that professors might need to rethink the way they design courses.
News
In a new book, an English professor at a university built on top of a coal mine considers the environmental questions that raises.
News
Among the latest topics are intercultural teaching, disability’s place in diversity efforts, and the challenges for Asian-American studies.
Chronicle List
Thirty-five private gifts valued at $50 million or more were announced by colleges and universities in 2017.
The Review
Not long ago, he was an obscure psychology professor. Now he leads a flock of die-hard disciples.
News
How can an investigation find inappropriate, unprofessional, and offensive behavior, and “gross lapses of judgment,” yet still conclude there were no violations of university policy?
News
The practice brings a host of benefits, like helping students reflect on their learning and giving professors fresh ideas.
Advice
It might not be the science that brought you a rejection but the nonscientific gaffes in your proposal.
The Review
We inevitably sound defensive and self-interested. Let others do the defending for us.
The Review
Speech codes impose impossible behavioral standards on people with personality quirks or mental “disorders.”