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UC Labor Fight Continues
How the Largest Higher-Ed Strike in U.S. History Blew Up Finals
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The Limits of Academic FreedomShould College Administrators Take Political Positions?
Statements on racism and abortion have renewed a debate over institutional neutrality and free speech. -
Campus Safety
‘We Will Get Through This’: How U. of Idaho Leadership Is Responding to a Quadruple Homicide
The campus’s provost spoke with The Chronicle about navigating the aftermath of the tragic killings and how the university is accommodating the community’s needs.
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Student Voices on the Value of a Degree
Students at three colleges answered four questions from The Chronicle. Their answers help bring to light the many complexities involved in deciding if attending college is worth the costs. -
The Justices Step In
U.S. Supreme Court Will Take Up Biden’s Debt-Cancellation Plan
The justices will hear arguments in February. In the meantime, millions of borrowers who had hoped for student-debt relief this fall will have to wait. -
'This Thing is Not Over'
Postdocs at the U. of California Got a Raise. But Who’s Going to Pay for It?
Some scholars are concerned that labs will have to cut positions if the increased costs have to come out of grant money. -
Academic Publishing
Is It Time to Pay Peer Reviewers?
The system is in trouble. New incentives — money and more recognition — might fix it. -
Data
Whose Pandemic-Era Graduation Rates Beat, or Fell Below, the Average?
See which colleges’ trend lines in six-year graduation rates were well outside the national norm. -
Faculty Well-Being
A Rare Survey of Faculty Morale Shows That the Pandemic’s Effects Continue to Ripple
Research on professors’ well-being trailed off after the first year or two of Covid. But a new study suggests their stress levels remain high. -
Data in Question
Stanford Is Investigating Its Own President Over Research-Misconduct Allegations
The inquiry stems from claims of manipulated images in papers co-authored by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. -
Leadership Upheaval
Ohio State President Leaves Big Plans Unfinished as She Steps Down
Her planned resignation, “a difficult decision,” she said, comes less than three years into a five-year contract. -
Admissions
A New Push to Make Financial-Aid Offers More Transparent
Ten higher-education associations are announcing on Tuesday the formation of a task force that aims to enhance the “clarity, accuracy, and consistency” of student-aid offers. -
Due Process and Accountability
A ‘Reckless’ Disciplinary Process Contributed to Stanford Goalie’s Suicide, Lawsuit Says
Katie Meyer’s family accuses the university of “institutional bullying.” Stanford calls that charge “false and misleading.”
