New experiments are short-circuiting the admissions process. Here’s why they matter.

There are limits — practical and philosophical — on how much faculty members can bend.

The gap is widening. Who wants to attend a hollowed-out college?

It’s everywhere: in college swag, job titles, grants, training. Yet a sense of belonging is elusive.

Faculty members across disciplines are updating curricula in ways that inspire action, not just fear.

The Chronicle covers trends year round. Along with those highlighted in our special issue, here are some others we’re tracking.

Florida’s governor announced a slate of proposed “reforms” that would encroach on campuses’ autonomy.

It would mark the “culmination of the era,” even as demand for online learning persists.

Virginia State University is offering $10,000 toward a down payment or closing costs for local homes.

Freshman enrollment, up 4.3 percent, is a big reason why.

The academy is a haunted house.

We’re in the execution phase of the profession’s demise.

If service isn’t made more fair, people will stop doing it.

What to know about becoming a “teaching professor,” an increasingly common faculty position at large universities.