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Jan. 24, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 66, Issue 18

Cover Story

Advice
College Unbound removes barriers and empowers students to drive the curriculum. But can it succeed on a larger scale?

Highlights

Executive Compensation
In 2017, 64 college presidents earned more than $1 million, according to The Chronicle’s analysis.

Commentary

The Review
By Ricardo Azziz, Lloyd A. Jacobs, Haven Ladd
An institution in dire straits will have little hope of finding a willing partner.
Advice
Administrators talk a lot about “transparency,” but for that word to be more than jargon, you have to live by it.

Also in the Issue

The Chronicle Interview
Jocelyn Robinson wants to preserve the invaluable audio left behind at historically black colleges and universities. First, though, she has to find it.
Chronicle List
By Chronicle Staff
Some colleges have far more students graduating in the fifth or sixth year than in the traditional four.
Gazette
David B. Fithian will take the helm at Clark in July. Tuskegee’s new vice president for student affairs comes from Southern University.
Students
Under fire for failing to support rape victims, the university doubled its counseling staff and built a team of eating-disorder specialists. One former student says the move saved her life.
Mental Health on Campus
As campus counselors take on higher caseloads, a study finds that students won’t see as much improvement in their mental health.
News
In the last decade, the university has lowered the proportion of legacy students in its freshman class from 12.5 percent to 3.5 percent. The share of students eligible for Pell Grants has gone up from 9 percent to 19 percent.
News
The convicted sex offender visited the campus nine times and gave a total of $850,000, the report says.
The Academic Workplace
Academics take to social media to insist on the virtues of bringing their children to work.
Fund Raising
Seasoned fund raisers who have read the independent report say they are surprised that the university courted the Sacklers even as Purdue Pharma’s legal troubles mounted and it signed an agreement that gave the company a big say in shaping an academic program.