Sept. 20, 2019

Among the research MIT courted Jeffrey Epstein to finance was a high-profile lab project called the “food computer.” It hasn’t exactly lived up to its billing.

As boards grow more activist, some colleges hope to help new members better understand higher ed by jettisoning traditional orientations.

Social mobility has stalled, and the public is losing trust. Time for universities to rethink their role in American life?

While some low-income students would benefit, mostly it would increase inequality.

For graduate students going on the faculty market, the job talk is where you can really shine — or very publicly fail.

Emi Nakamura, who comes from a family of economists, won this year’s John Bates Clark Medal for the best American in her field under age 40. The Chronicle talked with her about gender imbalance in the discipline despite positive changes over time.

Very few flagships enrolled American Indian, black, and Hispanic students at anywhere near their representation among 17- to 21-year-old residents in the state.

Wilma Mishoe plans to retire in December after leading Delaware State for over a year, first as interim president and then as president.

Faculty members at Yale and the University of Southern California are looking to expand their involvement in admissions following this year’s Varsity Blues scandal.

A new report found that while most Americans still value higher education, opinions on funding largely split between Democrats and Republicans.

Some faculty members at the Ohio institution say the “draconian” policy would allow administrators to discipline or fire them without reason.

A spokesman said the bill should go to a full assembly vote this week. If passed by both chambers by Friday, it will require signing by Gov. Gavin Newsom within a month.

Years ago, Jamie Riley said the American flag represents a “systemic history of racism.” Shortly after those tweets re-emerged, he resigned.

More than a year after Congress tried to fix the problem, the Education Department still rejects almost all applications, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reports.

In an open letter circulated this week, the graduate worker union called for Ronell’s termination, as well as for broader reforms to the Title IX reporting process and to the student-professor power hierarchy.

Experts sense a judicial mood shift toward holding colleges more accountable for these deaths.