The Review | Opinion
A Climate of Fear Comes for Scholarship
Intimidation at Columbia and Harvard is an ominous sign of things to come.
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Trying Something Different
Can a College ‘Rating’ — Instead of a Ranking — Really Work?
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The Review | Essay
The Impossible College Presidency
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International Shifts
Will Your Master’s Program Keep Enrollments Up? Don’t Bet on It.
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Outside the Power Conferences
These College Leaders Have a Plan to ‘Not Be Sued All the Time’ Over Sports
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The Review | EssayAI and the Death of Student Writing
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Is This Famous Misinformation Expert Spreading Misinformation?
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Do Things You’re Bad At
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'Shocking and Sudden'
Why Did This Beloved Arts College Have to Close?
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The Review | Opinion
It’s Time to Stop the Double Talk Around Diversity Hiring
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The Trends Report 2024
Our annual investigation into the most consequential developments in higher education. We hope the report will help you understand the forces shaping higher ed, what’s behind them, and how to meet this moment.
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The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists
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Is Inclusion Possible on Campus Today?
College leaders struggle to deliver on a core ideal. -
Colleges’ Top Lawyers, Never More Powerful
The general counsel has vast influence. Is that a good thing? -
A Campus Where Everyone Is Just Like You
More colleges make an identity-based pitch: You are safe here. -
AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready?
The technology could challenge efforts to prove colleges’ value. -
3 Other Emerging Trends We’re Watching
Debates on free speech, legacy admits, and mega donors.
The Public-Perception Puzzle
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Iowa Businesses Are Making Their Pitch to High-School Graduates. Colleges Struggle to Compete.
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Why It’s So Hard to Get People Back in College Once They’ve Quit
For many of America’s 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious. -
What’s Really Behind the View That Higher Ed Isn’t Worth It?
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The Public-Perception Puzzle
A series by The Chronicle to examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it.
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Weekly Briefing
A STEM program for minority students draws scrutiny. The Harvard Corporation gets involved in faculty governance, and more.
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College Partnerships to Fuel Rural Development
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The Future of Academic Internships
ON DEMAND: What if colleges offered internship opportunities to every student who wanted one? Join us to discuss the future of college internships. With Support From Strada. Watch on demand.
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The Chair’s Role in the Continuing Pandemic
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Seven Practices for Building Community and Student Belonging Virtually
Most colleges have traditionally provided in-person programming and supports to strengthen bonds between students and build community. This research brief was originally published by Ithaka S+R.
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The Harvard Corporation Tries to Kill Faculty Governance
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The Specter of ‘Indoctrination’
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Is College Worth It? Depends on the Student Debt.
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College Closures Are in the News. But Higher Ed Added Thousands of Programs Over the Past 2 Decades.
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How Diverse Are Student Populations on College Campuses in the U.S.?
Explore new data on the race, ethnicity, and gender of students at more than 3,800 colleges and universities.
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Ask the Chair: How Do I Start Training for the Role Now?
A new assistant professor with an eye on administration asks how to get ready for leadership posts down the road. -
Should You Use Your Classroom as a Lab?
Faculty members are swimming in useful research on teaching. But it’s vital to trust your own instincts, too. -
Obituaries of Historians Show What We Value, and It’s Not Teaching
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3 Ways to Fix Peer Review
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Will Graduate-Student Unions Change Everything?
How collective bargaining is already starting to alter the landscape of doctoral education. -
Admin 101: Be a Realist, Not a Pessimist
Serious times call for serious leaders. But every administrator must guard against doom-and-gloom messaging.
