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Gazette
Peter J. Mohler has been named president of the University of Alabama.
A 'Connector' Severed
The elimination of SNAP-Ed funding has already prompted layoffs at one campus, with more likely to follow.
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Bouncing Back?
The public-polling firm Gallup first asked Americans whether they trust the sector a decade ago. This year, after years of decline, the sector finally gained back some ground.
Another Congressional Hearing
The House Committee on Education and Workforce held its ninth hearing on campus antisemitism in the past 18 months. This edition focused on faculty and foreign funding.
Law & Policy
In a trial over the arrests, the government sought to portray the interactions as normal while the plaintiffs’ lawyers pointed to several ways in which the detainments were unusual.
Financial aid
The tax package President Trump signed into law this month eliminates a financial-aid program that distributes billions of dollars to higher ed each year.
Newsroom leadership
He becomes the 10th person to lead the nation’s largest independent newsroom focused on colleges and universities.
Newly Updated
The Chronicle is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.
Iced Out
When administrators attempt to slash programs and lay off staff, should faculty have a say?
'A New Era'
The new model comes as universities brace for a proposed 15-percent limit on indirect costs that would cost them billions of dollars.
Endowment funds
About 20 institutions banded together to lobby Congress on why their endowments should be left alone.
Campus Activism
A Homeland Security official testified that a special unit tasked with scrutinizing international activists on college campuses used the Canary Mission’s website for about 75 percent of its leads.
