Cover Story
The Limits of Expertise
A shooting happened in his classroom. Could his expertise help him make sense of it?
Highlights
News
In the latest generation of company-campus partnerships, more parts of the college experience are up for sale than ever before, experts say.
Commentary
The Review
Presidents must do more to confront employer bias.
Advice
A new series, “The Public Writing Life,” offers practical advice for academics on writing for a general audience.
Also in the Issue
News
Peter Ubel has written a book about the economics of health care — and he thinks there may be a few lessons for higher ed in there as well.
Gazette
Elizabeth Paul will leave her post as president of Capital University to lead Nazareth College. Loyola University New Orleans’ new chief academic officer will start in July.
News
The admissions scandal shook the public’s trust. At a national conference, enrollment leaders discussed winning it back.
News
A case of the highly infectious respiratory illness has been confirmed at Arizona State University.
News
A campuswide email about “unkept” appointments at American University landed with a thud, but the problem is a familiar one at colleges around the country. Here’s how some of them are handling it.
Accreditation
Unifying the accreditation for seven campuses is seen as a response to years of dwindling enrollment, and a way to save — or even build — academic programs.
News
A new study is part of an emerging trend to explore how racism may affect state higher-education policy.
Chronicle List
Several elite institutions have managed to keep costs for students from the poorest families at less than a 10th of what students from wealthier families pay.
A Day of Leadership Tumult
In the wake of a presidential search beset with political meddling, a consultant tells trustees they “swung and missed in a very high-profile way.”
BACKGROUNDER
The Chronicle broke down the legislative agendas of the Democratic presidential candidates featured in the last debate to see where they stood on the most popular higher-ed policy issues.
Legal
A lawsuit against UConn pits tolerance against freedom of speech. Some say the university overstepped its authority.