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'Limited Options'With Overtime-Pay Hikes on the Horizon, Community Colleges Face ‘Very Difficult Decisions’
The Labor Department is weighing a big increase in the salary threshold for earning overtime. Higher-ed officials have no idea how they’ll pay for it. -
The Review | Opinion
Humanities on the Cutting-Room Floor
This is what it looks like when a college prioritizes graduation rates. -
Closing Time
A College Will Close After Years of Labor Battles and Enrollment Declines
Leaders at the College of Saint Rose, in Albany, N.Y., announced on Friday that they had made the “truly heartbreaking” decision to shut down at the end of this academic year. -
Campus Designs
Does Charlie Munger’s Death Finally Put an End to Dormzilla?
The University of California at Santa Barbara was vague on Wednesday about the fate of the $1.5-billion dormitory project, backed by the financier and set to house 3,500 students. -
Modern Strategy for Presidents and Trustees
UPCOMING: December 14, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: To help navigate a turbulent higher-ed landscape, The Chronicle and AGB offer this webinar for board members to advance their strategic-thinking capabilities and ensure their institutions’ long-term success. Register here. -
Student Aid
Buckle Up: FAFSA-Processing Delays Are Coming
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Wednesday that the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid would be available to students by December 31, three months later than usual. -
Tight Bonds
This Small College Was Out of Options. Will Its Creditors Give It a Break?
Lake Erie College found itself staring down possible closure. “I don’t want to be another story in The Chronicle,” the president told its bondholders, pleading for relief. -
The Review | Opinion
The Dangers of Donor Revolt
The Israel-Hamas war has empowered higher-ed benefactors. That’s distressing. -
Welcome Back
International Students Surge Back to U.S. Campuses
The number of foreign graduate students at American colleges hits an all-time high. -
Money Woes
U. of Arizona Has a ‘Major Problem’ With Finances, Its President Says
The university says it has $240 million less in reserves than originally calculated. Financial aid will be scaled back, and the athletics department could face “draconian cuts.”
