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Curriculum
Colleges Teach Students How to Think. Should They Also Teach Them How to Thrive?
A surge in anxiety and depression has played a part in persuading colleges to take a more active role in helping students to shape their lives. -
News
How the Myth of ‘13th Grade’ Derails Students
They don’t prepare for the transition, colleges don’t help enough, and neither can rely on luck, says the author and advocate Wes Moore. -
Chronicle List
Which Colleges Did Best at Winning Humanities Grants?
Documentation of the slave trade and analyses of endangered languages are among the projects supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. -
Admissions
As Harvard Trial Winds Down, Admissions Director Takes the Stand — Again
The plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing the university of bias against Asian-American applicants wanted to question the official about recently disclosed guidelines for considering race in admissions. -
Academic Freedom
Why Did a Small Conference in an Obscure Field Invite Steve Bannon to Give the Keynote?
Behind the curtain is an academic who has made waves for his digital emulation of Bannon’s former boss. -
Leadership and Governance
As Another Head Rolls at U. of Maryland, an Athletics Scandal Turns Morality Play
The regents’ decision to back DJ Durkin, the embattled football coach, while parting ways with the president led to charges of skewed priorities and mismanagement. But it was announced on Wednesday evening that Durkin, too, would leave. -
The Review
How One College Leader Knows When It’s OK to Speak Out — or Keep Mum
Separating personal opinions from institutional positions is a challenge for top administrators. The “Bowen Rule” can help sort it out. -
Leadership
5 Other College Presidents Who Left Amid a Cloud of Athletics Scandal
Wallace D. Loh’s resignation as president of the University of Maryland at College Park is just the latest in a sordid history of college leaders who fell victim to the activities of one very public corner of the campus. -
News
Self-Directed Learning and Augmented Reality: How to Teach Gen Z
A learning innovator shares a few approaches for engaging today’s students. -
Mentors
Professors Are the Likeliest Mentors for Students, Except Those Who Aren’t White
Students have racially disparate access to sources of advice crucial to their success, a new report says. -
Commentary
Faith Is the Diversity Issue Ignored by Colleges. Here’s Why That Needs to Change.
Failing to educate the next generation of citizens on the role of religion in our democracy is like failing to teach doctors how the circulatory system works. -
Leadership and Governance
Margaret Spellings Is Stepping Down at UNC. Will Anyone Want to Replace Her?
She is the system’s second consecutive president to leave the job after serving for less than five years. -
Campus Speech
U. of Virginia Bans Richard Spencer and Other Leaders of Violent ‘Unite the Right’ Rally
The move against the white-supremacist speaker and nine others follows a yearlong investigation by the university’s police department. -
Troubled Partnerships
After the Killing of a Journalist, Colleges Confront Their Saudi Ties
It’s not unusual for American colleges to receive millions in gifts from Saudi Arabia. But some, like an elite entrepreneurship college in Massachusetts, have spun deeper partnerships that are harder to unwind. -
Financial Aid
Public Flagships Are Offering More Middle-Income Scholarships. What Gives?
The cost of a higher education is weighing ever more heavily on the minds of Americans. Selective flagship universities appear to be getting the message. -
Greek Life
Does Joining a Fraternity or Sorority Improve Grades and Earnings After Graduation? No, a Study Finds
Promises of better GPAs and career success are big talking points for Greek-life recruiters, but two researchers find the correlation to be the opposite for at least one of those claims. -
Advice
Admin 101: Sometimes Good Leaders Should Play Favorites
Be as transparent as possible about the reason someone or something deserves to be favored.