They exist to train aspiring artists in how to sound sophisticated — not how to create art.

Increased competition for older students, loss of funds, and demographic changes were among the reasons selected colleges gave for shrinking enrollment.

Administrators in new roles work to shape federal science policy and help university researchers communicate the value of their efforts.

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The Chronicle’s 2018 executive-compensation report, on the presidents of private colleges, demonstrates that leaving a college under a cloud can result in a lot of greenbacks along with the pink slip.

Why we should stop tolerating their dishonesty.

Andrew T. Hsu, the College of Charleston’s next president, is provost at the University of Toledo. Quinnipiac’s new vice president and chief of staff comes from Yale University.

Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University, relies on her religious faith, as well as her work, to hope that climate change will be acknowledged and dealt with.

We asked a few well-regarded instructors to tell us about an experience that marked a turning point in their approach to the classroom. Here’s what they had to say.

Temple University’s board chairman is wrong to go after a tenured professor for what he called “hate speech.”

American higher education has always had some profoundly serious flaws, so let’s stop pining for an idealized past and work on a better future.

The Greek organizations said the university’s rules discriminated against both men and women seeking a supportive environment.

The six lawmakers called on the magazine to give more weight to how colleges improve their students’ social mobility.

The University of North Carolina’s flagship campus wants to shift Silent Sam from an object of veneration to an object of study. But critics say it should simply not be on the campus any longer.

“No” is too often the answer, as scholars signal their professionalism.

The 41st U.S. president is not often remembered for his influence on the sector, but in his single term, his role proved significant for the academy.

Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are expected Monday to plot the future for the toppled Confederate monument. Its whereabouts are a secret. Can the statue come back into public view?

“People wanted to fire” Marc Lamont Hill after he called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea,” says the chairman of Temple University’s board.

Understanding it is crucial, especially now that it’s in existential peril.

Faculty members at UNC at Chapel Hill are the latest to resuscitate a dormant chapter of the American Association of University Professors, in response to what they see as troubling trends in higher education.

In a blog post headlined “Why I’m Firing Michigan State,” a historian describes what led her to give up her tenure-track position.

The stories of the University of Mississippi and Tougaloo College highlight the stakes in a national debate.

An uptick in vacancies in campus human-resources and equity offices highlights the frustrations of those jobs.

You risk betraying your discipline and academic freedom by refusing to cite the scholarship of sexual harassers and other problematic academics.