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US Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, listens during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing about antisemitism on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024.

The Review | Opinion

Elise Stefanik, Dean of Faculty

The zealous Trump booster wields dangerous influence over higher education.

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Campus Activism

Here’s Where Student Protesters Are Demanding Divestment From Israel
Diversity Disconnected

Texas’ Constraints on Employee Affinity Groups Place Minority Faculty and Staff on Edge
The Review | Essay

The Ghostwriter in the Machine
The Review | Opinion

Protest and Civil Disobedience Are Two Different Things
'A Very Challenging Environment'

Amid Financial Headwinds, Some Colleges Are Digging Deeper Into Their Endowments. Will More Follow?

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.

The Rise of the Faculty Budget Activists

They have proposals to stave off cuts. Is anyone listening?
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

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?

Yes, the sector has a lot that it needs to fix. But criticisms that seem to dismiss the value of college altogether often miss key details.
Do You Know What the Public Really Thinks of College?

Last summer The Chronicle polled the population about how colleges serve students and society, and more than 1,000 American adults answered. In this quiz, see if you can guess what they said.
The Public-Perception Puzzle

A series by The Chronicle to examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it.

Featured Newsletters

Latitudes

The Taliban Cut Off Access to Education. A New Partnership Wants to Change That.

By Karin Fischer

How a college and a nonprofit group teamed up to provide English courses to Afghan women and girls.

April 17, 2024

The Review

The Antisemitism Hearing Forgot About Academic Freedom

By Len Gutkin

Plus: On “folx,” and “Ashkenormativity.”

April 22, 2024

Teaching

An Overlooked Way Professors Can Be Role Models

By Beckie Supiano

Revealing unseen parts of their identities could help science instructors show students what’s possible for them, a researcher says.

April 18, 2024

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AI and Personalized Learning

UPCOMING: May 8, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. AI can foster learning by helping students move at their own pace and in their own way. Join us to discuss how to support faculty experiments that avoid AI pitfalls. With Support From VitalSource. Register here.
Making Sure Students Are Prepared for College

UPCOMING: May 2, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. Colleges are creating summer programs to help students beyond their coursework. Join us to discuss what colleges can do to support student success, at college and beyond. With Support From Acuity Insights. Register here.
Building the Rural Work Force

UPCOMING: May 1, 2024 | 2 p.m. ET. The most desirable small-town employers often require technical training in manufacturing, health care, engineering, or agriculture. Learn how rural colleges can team up with them to develop an ideal work force. With Support From Ascendium. Register here.
Preventing Faculty Burnout

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Professional-Development Resources

Visit The Chronicle’s professional-development resources page to read stories from Chronicle journalists and contributors, and to explore videos and research briefs on a variety of topics.
The Chair’s Role in the Continuing Pandemic

George Justice discusses how department chairs are continuing to deal with Covid on campus, and how they’re dealing with the added pressures of leading through the pandemic. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC.
Managing Up

Carolyn Dever tackles how managing up is a challenge for all department chairs, and how to navigate these difficulties, providing pro tips on how to approach your dean or provost. Video provided by Dever Justice LLC.
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.

The Review

DEI Statements Are Not About Ideology. They’re About Accountability.

By Stacy Hawkins

If critics have a problem with the goal of diversity, they should say so.
‘Get Rid of the Zionists Here’

By Len Gutkin

When a dean becomes the target of student protesters.
The New York Intellectuals Were a Boys’ Club

By Sam Adler-Bell

Their machismo masked anxiety and insecurity.
Letters to the Editor

Read the latest letters to the editor about our articles and about topics we have covered.

Data

How Much Has Faculty Pay Changed Over Time?

See the latest federal data on compensation for all ranks of the profession at thousands of American colleges.
Oh, the Places They Went: Where More Than 5 Million American Students Went on Study Abroad This Century

More than 100 countries hosted at least one American student every year, but Britain, Italy, and Spain were perennial favorite destinations, according to an analysis of decades of data.
Here Are 5 Things to Know About the Class of 2024

A data snapshot highlights trends in graduates’ wages and employment, among other factors.

Advice

A New Player Enters the Graduate-School Game

By Leonard Cassuto

How a national project aims to give master’s and doctoral students the same level of attention as first-year undergraduates.
Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About ChatGPT?

By J.T. Torres and Adam Nemeroff

Stop agonizing about your syllabus policy and start helping students use AI to extend, not replace, their thinking.
Ask the Chair: ‘When Did I Become a Bureaucrat?’

By Kevin Dettmar

A new department head wonders if your scholarly reputation suffers merely by accepting that leadership role.
Admin 101: How to Accept ‘No’ for an Answer

By David D. Perlmutter

As an administrator, you will refuse plenty of requests. But part of the job is knowing how to be professional when your own ideas are spurned.
Associate Professors and the ‘Second Book Problem’

By Danielle A. Macdonald and Laura M. Stevens

How a new writers institute aims to help faculty members complete book two and earn promotion.
What to Expect in a ‘Serving at the Pleasure of’ Post

By Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn

A look at the benefits and risks of “at will” positions in campus administration.