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'More Inviting, More Inclusive'
The author of A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names advises instructors on how best to go about it.
'An extraordinary number of variables'
One thing is clear: It’s premature to make big, sweeping conclusions about the lasting impact of the court’s decision.
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Reckoning With History
A 2021 law requires some colleges to repair the harm caused by their enslavement of Black Americans. Few students have benefited so far.
Health & Wellness
Experts caution that this year’s Healthy Minds Study is good news about bad news, because the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation is still high.
'An Important Decision'
But the judge will allow part of Francesca Gino’s lawsuit against Harvard to proceed.
The chopping block
The University of North Carolina system released a report on Wednesday detailing how its campuses complied with a directive to eliminate diversity efforts.
Political Calculations
Chadron State College, in the middle of Trump country, is struggling with how much to embrace the Democratic vice presidential candidate, its now-famous alum.
Ingrained inequities
At the Detroit public university, the share of students completing degrees within six years declined eight percentage points in 2023 — after a dozen years of increases. Now what?
College Matters
The disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid leaves many students vulnerable at a crucial time.
College Matters
Students are arriving at college woefully unprepared, professors say. In the first episode of College Matters from The Chronicle, we explore why this is happening, and what can be done about it.
'The tenor of the times'
Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay?
Underwhelming Outcomes
Scant evidence, and mixed results, suggest it doesn’t.