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News
The Big Lie
A professor schemed to get a raise and win his department’s respect. Instead he wrecked his career. -
Chronicle List
Which Colleges Do Best on Sustainability?
Three Canadian universities were among the 10 doctoral institutions that scored highest in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index. -
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The Review
The Promise of the Experiential Liberal Arts
Fully realized, they have the potential to transform higher education. -
News
6 Strategies to Prepare Students for Meaningful Careers
There are lots of ways to help them get on the right track. Here are some that colleges are experimenting with. -
Curriculum
How Colleges Help Students Find Purpose in Their Work
Liberal-arts institutions are coming to see educational and vocational ideals as complementary. -
News
There Is No Campus Speech Crisis
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law, thinks the arguments about free speech at colleges could use a few more reasonable people. -
The Review
Fascism and the University
Higher education has historically been a bulwark against authoritarianism — or its pawn. What’ll it be this time? -
News
Transitions: New Chief at Pacific Northwest U. of Health Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center President to Lead Smithsonian Galleries
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences’ new chief comes from the University of South Dakota. Chase F. Robinson, of CUNY, will become director of two galleries in Washington, D.C. -
Campus Unrest
Silent Sam Was Toppled. Yet He Still Looms Over Campus.
As powerful supporters want the statue to be restored, student activists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argue that it should never return. -
Advice
In a First-Round Interview for a Leadership Post, Make Sure You Show the Love
If it seems as if you’re just kicking the tires, your candidacy will fall flat. -
News
Do College Librarians Have Academic Freedom? Amid Push, California’s ‘Will Not Be Silent’
A union representing hundreds of University of California librarians is seeking explicit recognition of what they see as a right in a new contract. Administrators disagree. -
News
Ex-Administrators Reveal the Secret That Eased Their Return to the Faculty
Don’t ever stop teaching and doing research, say those who have succeeded as professors again. -
The Review
What Follows the End of History? Identity Politics
Francis Fukuyama on global politics, campus politics, and being a student of Paul de Man and Allan Bloom. -
In the States
West Virginia Commission Seeks Equity for Colleges. But Behind the Scenes, Gordon Gee Pulls Strings.
After higher-education policy makers suggested rethinking the allocation of state funds to public colleges, the president of the flagship university, with decades of leadership experience, used his clout to stymie the plan. -
The Review
Why Taking a Stand on the Internet Can Turn a Problem Into a Catastrophe
Academics underestimate how our willingness to sign things — petitions, letters — can do real harm. -
Sexual Misconduct
Did Ohio State’s Football Coach Overlook Domestic Abuse? 5 Lessons From an Investigation of Urban Meyer
An investigation found that the coach treats “respect for women” as a “core value.” But it also criticized his oversight of an assistant coach charged with attacking his wife, and doubted whether Meyer was entirely truthful with investigators. -
Research
Why a Federal Rule Change Has Some Scholars Worried They’ll Be Priced Out of Their Own Research
Institutional review boards, which act as checks on research that involves human subjects, don’t come free. And now the cost might be passed on to researchers. -
News
Ohio State Hits Football Coach With 3-Game Suspension for Not Reporting Alleged Abuse
Urban Meyer initially denied but later conceded that he knew one of his assistant coaches had been accused of domestic violence by his wife. -
Legal
‘Gag Clause’ at Purdue Global Raises Alarms About Faculty Rights
A longstanding policy of the institution’s predecessor is now in the spotlight. It could even prohibit discussions of teaching. -
Shared Governance
As Football Scandal Unfolds at Maryland, Professors Fear Lack of Athletics Oversight
The faculty members are questioning, among other things, how they will address a student’s death in their own classes this fall, as investigations continue on the College Park campus. -
The Review
Avital Ronell and the End of the Academic Star
The system that gave rise to the celebrity scholar confronts the reality of the shrinking job market. -
News
On Twitter, Students Want to Know: How Many Retweets for a Full-Ride Scholarship?
In the self-serving subculture of retweeting for fame, some universities have been hit with repeated requests for free tuition — if a prospective student can spur a storm of retweets. -
Academic Workplace
They Say Their Buildings Are Making Them Sick. Administrators Say They’ve Done All They Can.
Some faculty and staff members at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania have been raising alarms for years about mold and other problems in offices, classrooms, and corridors. -
Commentary
The ‘U.S. News’ College Rankings: a Modest Proposal
Taking a page from Jonathan Swift, one college president has a suggestion for improving the most popular college-ranking process. -
News
A Florida University May Drop the Name of an Outspoken Ex-President From Its Main Campus
Now that Modesto Maidique is a critic of Florida International University, its board is having second thoughts. -
The Review
Why Social Class Matters, Even if We Don’t Agree on What It Means
We may not know how to measure it, or even if it exists, but that’s no reason to stop talking about it. -
Test Prep
The Princeton Review Has Laid Off Many Employees. But Revenue Might Not Be Its Only Problem.
The test-prep giant is restructuring in hopes of ensuring its “financial health.” Internal documents suggest that consumers see the company as “remote and inaccessible.” -
Finance
5 Key Questions About NYU’s Tuition-Free Policy for Medical School
What lessons does the $24-million-a-year effort hold for higher ed? -
Teaching
What an Art Historian Learned From the Football Team
Mentoring athletes in McDaniel College’s Division III program has changed Gretchen McKay’s perspective on the challenges today’s students face — and even how she teaches. -
News
Strain on Maryland Leadership Grows Amid Fallout From Football Player’s Death
The university’s president, Wallace D. Loh, had rejected a recommendation to give sports doctors autonomy from the athletics department, The Washington Post reported. -
Sexual Misconduct
Battle Over Alleged Harassment Escalates as Former Graduate Student Sues Professor and NYU
Nimrod Reitman said that while she was his Ph.D. adviser, Avital Ronell “repeatedly and forcefully” kissed and groped him. Meanwhile, a petition is demanding that one of her most prominent defenders step down as the MLA’s president-elect. -
Politics
Does It Matter if a Political Candidate Has Steep Student-Loan Debts? Georgians Will Get to Decide
The Democratic nominee for governor, Stacey Abrams, owes $96,000 for her college and law degrees. But she’s not the only candidate for high office this year who has borrowed to pay for college. -
Campus Climate
What the U. of Kentucky Did About a Controversial Campus Fresco Depicting Slavery
Amid criticism of the artwork, the university commissioned a new one and added context to the original. -
The Chronicle Review
How Universities Should Deal With the Trump Administration
Higher education needs clear rules of engagement: no honorary titles, no named lectures, no keynote speeches. -
Advice
That New Hire Needs Your Help
Here’s how to assist your new colleagues in their first year on the campus. -
History
Princeton Will Rename an Archway to Honor a Fugitive Slave
Like many universities, the Ivy League institution is asking itself how to interact with its ugly past. Naming an arch after former slave who worked there is a step forward, some historians say. -
Graduate Students
One Drink at Dinner, Don’t Set Your Sights on the Highest-Ranked Department, and Other Job-Search Advice From a Professor Who’s Been There
An economics professor writes a guide that mixes the encouraging, the practical, and the matter-of-fact. -
The Review
How a Successful Presidency Failed, One Day at a Time
The downfall of USC’s president seemed sudden, but a campus culture shaped by poor top-down communication and a lack of trust inexorably led to it. -
News
What’s a 9-Letter Word for ‘King of CrossWorld’?
Michael Sharp, a Binghamton University instructor, has spent the last 12 years blogging about crosswords to a devoted following. His site now looks retro, but it’s facing all the debates and dilemmas of the modern internet.