Site License Access
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Site License Access
What does site license access include?
Your site license includes access to:
If you are looking for an individual subscription to The Chronicle, which includes access to our essential Daily Briefing newsletter, biweekly print edition, curated newsroom reports, and other exclusive benefits, you can subscribe here.
- Unlimited access to chronicle.com, featuring cutting-edge reporting and analysis.
- Four decades of rich archives on the issues that matter most to academic professionals.
- Special themed issues, including The Trends Report, The Almanac, the Academic Workplace Issue, and the Leadership Issue.
- Chron, an AI research assistant powered by published Chronicle reporting.
- Select newsroom reports on major issues shaping the future of higher education.
- Daily and weekly newsletters with the creation of a free account.
- Career Resources, job board, and salary comparison data.
- Counter-Compliant Usage Reporting to provide comparable, consistent metrics.
If you are looking for an individual subscription to The Chronicle, which includes access to our essential Daily Briefing newsletter, biweekly print edition, curated newsroom reports, and other exclusive benefits, you can subscribe here.
How will my institution access our site license?
Access to chronicle.com is available anytime, anywhere — whether on campus, at the office, or from home — thanks to the flexibility of a site license, which offers both IP authentication and domain access.
How can I access while on campus or at the office?
Go to chronicle.com to access through your institution’s IP address. You may be asked to authenticate through your library.
How do I access when I'm not on campus?
First, make sure you’ve established an account using your work email address (you@yourinstitution.edu). Once you’ve confirmed your account, simply go to chronicle.com and sign in to access The Chronicle through your institution’s domain-based site license.
How can I create an account if I don't already have one?
- Sign up for an account using your institutional or organizational email address. You will also have the option to sign up for The Chronicle’s free email newsletters and make use of our AI research assistant, Chron, after registering.
- Activate your account by confirming your email address in the confirmation email you’ll receive shortly thereafter.
Common Questions
Do I have enough users to justify a site license or will a group of individual subscriptions suit my needs?
Site license access is best suited for a group of over 100 users. For fewer than 100 users, a group subscription is best. Learn more about group subscription pricing or email us at groups@chronicle.com for a customized quote. For a site license quote, email sitelicense@chronicle.com.
Do I qualify to receive free Chronicle newsletters with a site license?
Yes! Once you’re signed into your account using your institutional email address, visit the newsletters link to sign-up for free email newsletters. The Daily Briefing is a premium newsletter that is only available with an individual subscription to The Chronicle.
How will I receive newsletters and access Chron through my institution's site license?
If your institution provides unlimited digital access through a site license, you will still need to establish a free chronicle.com account to receive newsletters and access our Chron AI research assistant. To register, click on the “Sign In” link in the upper right corner of our website and follow the prompt to sign up for an account. Use your institutional email address (you@yourinstitution.edu) to create your account and authenticate your site license access. We hope you enjoy these additional benefits!
How can I access Chronicle article archives on the website?
If you are looking for Chronicle insights dating back to 1967 or want to peruse our complete article archives beginning in 1989, you can use our site search and filter the search.
Our Chron AI research assistant can also aid in your search, particularly if you have specific questions that past Chronicle coverage can help answer. To ensure the veracity and value of its responses, Chron shares answers that are based solely on The Chronicle’s rigorous, fact-based journalism, rather than drawing from external sources that could introduce inaccuracies or misinformation. With each response, Chron provides links to relevant source articles written by Chronicle journalists and contributors.
To access articles that appeared in the print editions of The Chronicle, our online archives date back to 2015 and can be found here.
Our Chron AI research assistant can also aid in your search, particularly if you have specific questions that past Chronicle coverage can help answer. To ensure the veracity and value of its responses, Chron shares answers that are based solely on The Chronicle’s rigorous, fact-based journalism, rather than drawing from external sources that could introduce inaccuracies or misinformation. With each response, Chron provides links to relevant source articles written by Chronicle journalists and contributors.
To access articles that appeared in the print editions of The Chronicle, our online archives date back to 2015 and can be found here.
How can I get more information about my site license, request usage statistics, update IP addresses or request assistance?
Reach out to the site license team at sitelicense@chronicle.com.
Reports
Newsroom report access included in your site license access based on eligibility for 2025
What reports are included in my site license access?
You’ll have an opportunity to choose from a select group of Chronicle reports, sold for individual sale in our Chronicle Store, for the length of your 12-month term. These reports will be hosted on chronicle.com for all of your site license users to access with no additional licensing required. The reports will be available through your institutional page on chronicle.com.
What reports are currently available?
- The Accessible Campus
- Building a Faculty That Flourishes
- Building Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Campus Housing for Tomorrow
- College as a Public Good
- Solving Higher Ed’s Staffing Crisis
- The Future of Advising
- The Future of Campus Safety
- The Future of Diversity Training
- The Future of Graduate Education
- Hands-On Career Preparation
- Higher Education in 2035
- The Research Driven University
- Reimagining the Student Experience
- Overcoming Student Loneliness
When will I have an opportunity to select new titles?
At the time of your site license renewal, you will have the option to choose two new reports to replace your original selections. Access to the prior reports will expire at the end of your contract term and the new reports will be active and available..
How can users access these reports?
Users can access the selected reports on your institution’s page and read them on chronicle.com. To navigate to this page, readers can click on your institution’s logo in the upper left of any chronicle.com page when logged in with your site license.
On your institutional page, your users will find two report covers at the top of the page. Advise your users to click on the report they wish to read.
On your institutional page, your users will find two report covers at the top of the page. Advise your users to click on the report they wish to read.
How long will the reports selected be available to our institution?
Reports are available for one year. The same reports cannot be selected for multiple years.
Will there be more reports to choose from in the future?
As new reports are available, they will be listed here and on this FAQ page. Please note that reports can only be selected once per year at the start of your site license term.