Chronicle of Higher Education

06/27/2025

Late last year, we launched Chron, an AI research assistant that answers questions about higher education by surfacing insights from published Chronicle reporting. Read the backstory of how we developed Chron in collaboration with the team at AWS.

In this post, we explore how The Chronicle of Higher Education harnessed the power of generative AI and Amazon Bedrock to build Chron: a search assistant that unlocks the full value of The Chronicle’s rich archive for educators, administrators, and all higher-education professionals.

06/27/2025

From the Archives | Roland Griffiths thinks psychedelics might help save humanity from its worst instincts.

The Johns Hopkins University professor has been a pioneer in the field of psychedelic research. Approaching the end of his life, he’s launching a new project that he hopes might help save the world.

06/27/2025

The University of Virginia's board has accepted the resignation of James E. Ryan, its president since 2018. The Trump administration said Ryan's departure was key to resolving a federal investigation into UVa's diversity-related programs.

The sudden move followed a reported demand by federal officials that James Ryan step down to resolve a Department of Justice investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion on the campus.

06/27/2025

Why are Hispanic-serving Institutions facing legal pushback in Tennessee. Get that story and others in our Race on Campus newsletter.

Plus, HSIs in one state face legal challenges.

06/27/2025

Before Charlie Kirk or Christopher Rufo, there was William F. Buckley Jr. A new biography explores his influence on how we think about higher education.

The Ivy League gadfly sparked the conservative war on colleges.

06/27/2025

The announcement of a new accreditor didn’t offer many specifics — including about how the organization would work, when it might be operational, and whether the campuses in participating university systems would even seek accreditation from the new commission.

The announcement, made Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, comes after President Trump’s executive order took aim at streamlining the accreditation process.

06/27/2025

Colleges spend millions on software to catch cheating. Honest students pay the price.

06/26/2025

From the Archives: The longtime president always pushed the boundaries. Did he finally go too far?

Cuts he’s made at West Virginia University are a sign of public higher education’s future. Will we recognize it?

06/26/2025

We want to hear from you: How do you show students that you trust them without making your course vulnerable to cheating with AI?

One professor wonders how to overcome barriers to authentic learning when AI is a threat.

06/26/2025

All international students applying for U.S. visas will have to go through social-media screening. Here’s what to know.

Also, the latest on Harvard v. Trump, a warning for American travelers, and more student-visa news.

06/26/2025

Opinion | Academic publishing is exploitative, inefficient, and, simply, broken.

The system no longer works for anyone except corporate publishers.

06/26/2025

Nationwide, underrepresented minority students made up 34% of first-year enrollment in Fall 2023, compared to 25% at R1 institutions. Explore how other institution types and institutions enrollment by race has shifted over time.

National trends don’t tell the story of what is happening in individual states and institutions.