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Campus Culture

Commencement, mascots, protests, favored and dreaded courses, all of these elements and more help define college campus culture. Read our collection of news, opinion, and advice stories about college campus culture.

Editor's Picks on Campus Culture

The Review | Opinion
It turns out we’re not so afraid of tackling controversial subjects.
Advice
The surprising recipe for building students’ emotional well-being in the classroom? Rest and joy — for professors.
'Something a Little Different'
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows January 16, 2025
As he prepared to give a speech that went viral, Chris Pan asked the university for fireworks, a marching band, and permission to blow through his 10-minute time limit, emails show.
The Review | Opinion
By Steven Lubet January 16, 2025
Here’s what really happened to the controversial Columbia law professor.
A Difficult Job
By Eric Kelderman January 8, 2025
At an annual meeting of the Council of Independent Colleges, leaders saw potential clashes everywhere they looked.
Leadership & Governance
By Eric Kelderman December 19, 2024
Waded Cruzado’s tenure at Montana State has been lauded as a smashing success. Critics say campus climate has suffered.
Campus Culture
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows December 19, 2024
Institutions may be on the hook for a range of new tracking and transparency requirements as early as January 1, if President Biden signs the legislation in the next 12 days.
The Review | Essay
By Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Derek Silva December 18, 2024
This cruel, risky coaching culture must end.
Top Stories
Chronicle Staff December 10, 2024
Department drama. Faculty firings. Gordon Gee. Parking fees. We look back on the higher-ed topics and stories that drew the most attention.
Tidal Wave of Cases
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows December 4, 2024
The campus officials who enforce conduct codes are navigating a deluge of demands from students, institutional leaders, advocacy groups, and politicians — including President-elect Trump.
The Review | Opinion
By Joseph Feldblum, Sammy Feldblum December 4, 2024
Worrying about “wokeness” is nothing more than navel-gazing.
Advice: Working Better
By Kevin R. McClure November 27, 2024
Employees dealing with life’s hardships find institutional support to be highly uneven. How to fix that.