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Leadership & Governance

News, opinion and advice on leadership and governance for higher education leaders.
Newly Updated
By Erin Gretzinger, Maggie Hicks, Christa Dutton, and others November 8, 2024
We’ve documented actions taken on dozens of campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid mounting political pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Leadership
Dozens of campus leaders wrote directly to their communities in 2016. Only a handful have done so in the aftermath of President-Elect Trump’s Tuesday victory.
Decision 2024
By Christa Dutton, Amanda Friedman November 5, 2024
Even though the presidential candidates haven’t talked much about colleges, the sector still intersects with the election in important ways.
'The Emperor Has No Clothes'
By Garrett Shanley November 4, 2024
The inside story of how a president and a dean forced professors to cooperate with the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education.
The Review | Essay
By Len Gutkin October 30, 2024
For some students, militancy is once again the rage.
Leadership
By Eric Kelderman October 29, 2024
An unusual study from the American Enterprise Institute rated higher-ed leaders based on how much they improved student success. Experts say it’s an interesting thought experiment with flawed methodology.
UPCOMING: November 13, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. How is AI transforming higher-ed practices? In this virtual forum, a panel of experts will discuss concerns about these fast-evolving technologies and findings from The Chronicle’s recent survey on AI in higher education. With Support From Zoom. Register here.
Campus Unrest
By Katherine Mangan October 23, 2024
A vote to restore funding to student groups, which had been denied under a campaign promise from the student government’s president and vice president in a bid to force the university to divest from Israel, has been at the center of simmering tensions on campus.
Advice: Working Better
By Kevin R. McClure October 23, 2024
Our new columnist on reviving a stalled reform movement.