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From the Archives: Some STEM professors see their role as sorting students. Others feel a responsibility to help all of ...
10/10/2025

From the Archives: Some STEM professors see their role as sorting students. Others feel a responsibility to help all of them succeed. Is either right?

The case of an NYU organic-chemistry professor centers on one of teaching’s thorny questions.

The Chronicle is documenting official university responses to Trump’s 'compact' as they are made public. Here’s what the...
10/10/2025

The Chronicle is documenting official university responses to Trump’s 'compact' as they are made public. Here’s what they’ve said so far.

Presidents have been guarded in their remarks on the Trump administration’s offer. But professors have expressed grave concerns.

MIT President Kornbluth announced on Friday the university “cannot support” Trump’s compact, saying the university disag...
10/10/2025

MIT President Kornbluth announced on Friday the university “cannot support” Trump’s compact, saying the university disagreed with a number of the principles laid out in the document, including policies that would limit freedom of expression and institutional independence.

The institution’s president, Sally Kornbluth, wrote: The proposal “is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Opinion: Princeton's president says colleges are getting free speech just right. Are they really?
10/10/2025

Opinion: Princeton's president says colleges are getting free speech just right. Are they really?

Plus, a Northwestern professor on propaganda about propaganda.

Essay | "The message is clear: Texas A&M does not permit teaching LGBTQ+ topics. Politicians, not professors, decide wha...
10/10/2025

Essay | "The message is clear: Texas A&M does not permit teaching LGBTQ+ topics. Politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in Texas classrooms."

At Texas A&M, politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in classrooms.

It's an "existential moment" for admissions leaders everywhere. Here's why.
10/10/2025

It's an "existential moment" for admissions leaders everywhere. Here's why.

They’re navigating demands for an annual miracle: more applicants, more revenue, more everything — no matter the circumstances.

Emory U. recently joined a host of other universities offering income-based free-tuition, expanding their financial comm...
10/09/2025

Emory U. recently joined a host of other universities offering income-based free-tuition, expanding their financial commitment to more than $1 billion over the next four years.

The student-debt crisis and rising college costs are some factors driving the trend among elite universities, but policy experts warn it isn’t a catch-all.

From the Archives: Academics need to balance two opposing imperatives: the implicit demand to follow a herd and the requ...
10/09/2025

From the Archives: Academics need to balance two opposing imperatives: the implicit demand to follow a herd and the requirement to appear trailblazing.

Academics pretend to be above cheap and trivial fads. We aren’t.

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. is down, but overall enrollments held steady this fall. What i...
10/09/2025

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. is down, but overall enrollments held steady this fall. What in the world is going on?

Trying to nail down this fall’s new-student numbers. Plus, study abroad’s effect on salaries.

What will the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" mean for colleges? Is it a treaty with the Trump adm...
10/09/2025

What will the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" mean for colleges? Is it a treaty with the Trump administration or an ultimatum? This episode of College Matters from The Chronicle explains it all.

Under a proposed agreement, select colleges would co-sign the president’s vision for higher ed — or else.

Giving students more chances to learn by doing, with frequent feedback, can make a course more engaging and effective.
10/09/2025

Giving students more chances to learn by doing, with frequent feedback, can make a course more engaging and effective.

A professor structures exercises to reduce busy work and boost engagement.

While in Congress, Bill Johnson was perhaps best known for voting not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential el...
10/09/2025

While in Congress, Bill Johnson was perhaps best known for voting not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. Now, after a rocky start as president of Youngstown State University, he has won over a substantial share of his campus. How'd he do it?

Bill Johnson has found success at Youngstown State University by floating above the fray — or seeming to.

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