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Chronicle List
Colleges With the Greatest R&D Spending in the Humanities, FY 2016
Median research-and-development spending on the humanities among 388 academic research institutions was $224,000. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (4/6/2018)
Annesa Cheek will lead Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; two universities in Oklahoma named business executives as their next presidents. -
News
Colleges Enter Competition With Coding Boot Camps
Some work with specialized partners. Others feel confident relying on their own faculty members and resources. -
The Review
An Efficient Education? Sure. As Long as It’s Good, Too.
Here are some resources to help differentiate intelligently focused programs from those that cut corners. -
Curriculum
Students Want Faster Degrees. Colleges Are Responding.
Accelerated programs appeal to frugal families, to adults making a career change, and to students focused on specialized training. But for these programs to succeed, colleges have to market them. -
News
Nearly a Fifth of One University’s Students Are on the 3-Year Track
In less than a decade, enrollment in Lynn University’s accelerated programs has soared from 27 to about 460 students. -
The Review
What It’s Like to Be a Woman in the Academy
We asked dozens of women about gender and power on campus. Here’s what they told us. -
The Review
50 Years Later: What Would Dr. King Say?
As racial tensions roil campuses half a century after the assassination of the civil-rights icon, the need for strong, engaged, and inclusive academic leadership is greater than ever. -
Faculty
When Accusations of Incivility Spell Doom for Faculty Members
Two scholars accuse the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor of punishing them for criticizing the administration. The case highlights tensions that can arise when professors butt heads with their bosses. -
News
Fred Walker’s Career May Not Be Over. But His Presidency Is.
Edinboro University’s leader resigned on Tuesday after his remarks published in an interview last week inflamed the campus. -
Legal
Lurid Charges Against Ex-Dean Mark a Disturbing Turn in Michigan State’s Nassar Scandal
The arrest of Larry Nassar’s supervisor suggests a culture of misconduct may run deeper at the university and more officials may face charges. -
Student Debt
A New Tool Breaks Down Earnings Potential for Different Majors. Here’s What You Need to Know.
University of Texas officials created a database to give students more information about what they might earn, and owe, years after graduation. -
News
Edinboro President, Who Boasted of His Ability to Circumvent Faculty Resistance, Will Resign
H. Fred Walker, who recently told The Chronicle of his strategy to compel professors to accept his plans to cut programs, will resign on Friday. -
Campus Safety
Why All Colleges Should Pay Attention to a Ruling on Their Duty to Protect Students
The California Supreme Court ruled last week that a woman who had been stabbed by a classmate at UCLA could sue the university for negligence. Benjamin Zipursky, a law professor who has followed the case, says the decision could be a “landmark.” -
News
They Wanted Desegregation. They Settled for Money, and It’s About to Run Out.
After a decades-long court battle, Mississippi’s black universities won a $500-million settlement. But it takes more than money to reckon with the history of segregation in higher education. -
Leadership
Former Oil Executive and Big Donor Will Be U. of Oklahoma’s Next President
James L. Gallogly will succeed David L. Boren, who has been the university’s president since 1994. -
News
U.S. Discovery of Iranian Cyberattack Doesn’t Seem to Alarm Universities
Foreign-policy experts suggest a computer-hacking indictment has more to do with international politics than a dire threat to American research institutions. -
News
Trump Says the Campus Free-Speech Crisis Is ‘Overblown’
Diverging from a conservative talking point, the president said the “vast majority” of people on campuses “want free speech.” -
The Review
Big-Time College Basketball in the Cross Hairs
Over its history, the NCAA has confused and obfuscated the meaning of amateurism more than any other organization. -
News
These Programs Would See Funding Increases in the New Congressional Spending Deal
The omnibus bill would raise the Education Department’s budget by $3.9 billion, but would also stymie some of Secretary Betsy DeVos’s plans. -
The Liberal Arts
Teagle Foundation’s New President: Private Universities Have Public Responsibilities
Andrew Delbanco, an American-studies professor at Columbia University, says wealthy institutions should be serving the larger community, not just their own students. -
Admissions
‘What It Means to Be a Woman Is Not Static’: How Women’s Colleges Are Handling Transgender Applicants
So far, more than a dozen have published admissions policies for transgender students. Many will now consider applicants if they self-identify as women. -
Technology
Can Higher Education Make Silicon Valley More Ethical?
An assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hopes to infuse ethics lessons into core computer-science courses. -
News
Education Dept. Wants to Block States’ Student-Loan Rules. States Are Fighting Back.
Several states are considering — or have passed — bills to tighten the rules governing companies that service student loans, and the department’s new guidance would pre-empt that legislation. -
News
College Culture Drives Professors’ Job Satisfaction, Study Finds
Faculty members like where they work, especially those at baccalaureate institutions.