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Opinion | "If there can be good news in these dark times, it is that the stakes are clearer than they’ve ever been."
12/29/2025

Opinion | "If there can be good news in these dark times, it is that the stakes are clearer than they’ve ever been."

All of higher ed now suffers the attacks of politics and technology.

What made the best higher-ed Illustrations of 2025? Artwork that sharpened ideas, added emotional force, and made comple...
12/23/2025

What made the best higher-ed Illustrations of 2025? Artwork that sharpened ideas, added emotional force, and made complex stories instantly legible. https://chroni.cl/491bFbP

Highlighting the most impactful images Chronicle art directors have commissioned or created this year.

Throughout the year, Chronicle journalists have reported the news that defines the sector. Reflecting on the economy, te...
12/23/2025

Throughout the year, Chronicle journalists have reported the news that defines the sector. Reflecting on the economy, technology, politics, and more, we've analyzed the forces that shape your professional world.

Department drama. Faculty firings. Gordon Gee. Parking fees. We look back on the higher-ed topics and stories that drew the most attention.

Opinion | A leading expert on academic freedom explains the complex lay of the legal terrain, now. https://chroni.cl/4ap...
12/22/2025

Opinion | A leading expert on academic freedom explains the complex lay of the legal terrain, now. https://chroni.cl/4ap8qMg

Will the courts continue to protect academic freedom?

UVA's next president, the dean of the business school, will start January 1.A statement from the Board of Visitors said ...
12/22/2025

UVA's next president, the dean of the business school, will start January 1.
A statement from the Board of Visitors said it reviewed 27 candidates out of more than 100 nominations. https://chroni.cl/3Y7vY0Q

Scott Beardsley, dean of the university’s Darden School of Business, will face skepticism from faculty and among Democratic lawmakers.

A single weather event, Hurricane Helene, has caused an estimated $44 million in damages to North Carolina's public coll...
12/22/2025

A single weather event, Hurricane Helene, has caused an estimated $44 million in damages to North Carolina's public colleges.

Dwindling revenue might be the greatest threat to your institution. But escalating expenses are driving campus belt-tightening, too.

Jacob Savage argues young white men have been systemically shut out of academic jobs, along with those in media and in H...
12/19/2025

Jacob Savage argues young white men have been systemically shut out of academic jobs, along with those in media and in Hollywood. Is that true?

A viral article has everyone talking, and arguing.

Opinion | Alumni and graduate students see a hostile takeover of a storied department. https://chroni.cl/4j99Pcj
12/19/2025

Opinion | Alumni and graduate students see a hostile takeover of a storied department. https://chroni.cl/4j99Pcj

The university is replacing the humanities with more computers.

In two letters, a University of Arkansas dean outlined his reasons for recommending the professors firing, including soc...
12/19/2025

In two letters, a University of Arkansas dean outlined his reasons for recommending the professors firing, including social media posts, the signing of letters, and testimony submitted in a legal proceeding. https://chroni.cl/3Y46zoI

A dean also removed Shirin Saeidi as director of the Center for Middle East Studies, which is under scrutiny by Republican state lawmakers. She says she’ll fight the decision.

A new Texas Tech University system policy expands administrative review of course content related to race, gender, and s...
12/19/2025

A new Texas Tech University system policy expands administrative review of course content related to race, gender, and sexual orientation. Faculty say the rules go beyond state law and threaten academic freedom.

Ahead of a new systemwide administrative-review process, instructors are scrutinizing lessons on race, gender, and even The Great Gatsby.

A man suspected of the deadly Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor was found dead inside a stor...
12/19/2025

A man suspected of the deadly Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor was found dead inside a storage unit in Salem, N.H. https://chroni.cl/4b55UuK

Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire late Thursday, authorities said. Brown’s president emphasized he had no current affiliation with the Ivy League institution.

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