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Colleges and Title IX: A Special Report
The Chronicle surveyed colleges and universities on the challenges they face with Title IX. There are a…
John Singer Sargent’s Muse
An art exhibition reveals the whitewashing of an African American model.
Learning to Spot Fake News
New literacy is flourishing in schools in the wake of the 2016 presidential election.
How One University Addressed Adjuncts
Working together, tenure and non-tenured track faculty improved conditions for adjuncts.
How Can They Afford That?
Ever wonder how your friends in the same money bracket can afford things you can’t? It’s often…
Displaying, Not Hiding Slavery
Museums are taking steps, even in exhibitions that once would have seemed unrelated to slavery, to show…
Good-bye SAT?
A record number of universities no longer require students to submit an SAT or ACT score. What…
60 Years of Learning?
Rapidly evolving workplaces and numerous career changes over a lifetime means universities need to be offering a…
The Importance of Names
My father and I visited Germany 80 years after he left – and what the trip told…
The Impossible Presidency
As the tenure of university presidents shorten, some are asking: can any one do this job?
Elusive Efficiency
What does efficiency mean in higher education and is it good or bad?
A.I. and Climate Change
Can artificial intelligence address the impact of weather disasters?
“It Kept Failing”
Theranos whistleblower and Cal grad Erika Cheung talks about the Silicon Valley scandal.
A Safe Haven?
The political climate is leading more students to turn toward historically black and single-sex colleges.
Faculty Searches Gone Wrong
Bad hotels, poor travel plans – faculty searches can fail for so many reasons.
Private Matters
Association of College and University Housing Officers What can and can’t colleges tell parents – and why…
Artifical Intelligence and Ethics
Colleges grapples with the teaching of the technology and ethics of A.I.
Coming Together
More and more colleges are merging or being acquired. It can save an institution, but it’s a…