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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 16h

Administrators can now crunch budget numbers and whip up presentations in minutes thanks to AI. But what does that mean for how a college works?

Can Colleges Be Run Using AI?

A third of college administrators say they use the technology for small and big tasks. The results are mixed.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 17h

From the Archives: Opinion | Demographic headwinds and revenue shortfalls are buffeting small colleges. Here's what they're doing to overcome that.

Opinion | The 7 Trends Shaping Small Colleges

Tuition revenues are eroding, but small institutions have a plethora of ways to fight back.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 18h

Opinion | Harvard is showing how to win in court, not capitulate in backroom deals.

Opinion | The Harvard Lawsuit You Haven’t Heard Of

The faculty keeps winning in court. That matters.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 19h

Sharing and holding attention is what makes a college classroom "a rarer and more precious experience" in these times, says an English professor at Boston College.

A Professor Explores What Makes the In-Person Classroom So Valuable

Carlo Rotella’s new book examines the craft of teaching and learning.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 20h

The University of Florida and other public institutions in red states this summer mandated all employees to return to campus full-time, rather than work from home or other locations.

Despite Return-to-Campus Push, Remote Work in Higher Ed Is Increasingly Popular

Work-from-home arrangements have become more popular in the sector, but just about all of that growth has happened at private colleges.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 21h

Opinion | We are only at the very beginning of what will necessarily be a long negotiation. The first step may be a deal with the White House on a framework of principle.

Trump’s Imperfect Compact Is a Perfect Opportunity

Colleges shouldn’t sign. But they also shouldn’t dismiss the need for a new framework.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 22h

Colleges wondering if they should sign Trump's compact should understand that not all institutions in all locations will be affected the same way.

Trump Says Signing a New ‘Compact’ Will Benefit Colleges’ Finances. It Could Also Do the Opposite.

Despite the promise of more federal dollars, several provisions could upend an already precarious business model.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

From the Archives: Wendy Osefo is a star of The Real Housewives of Potomac. She’s also an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Between teaching and televised dinners where anything flies (including drinks into faces), Osefo wants to redefine what being an academic can mean.

The Real Housewife of Johns Hopkins University

Wendy Osefo is redefining what it means to be professorial. Her colleagues aren’t commenting.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

Catch-up week, resisting “scheduling content to the max,“ work days, and other ways for adding in a buffer when you build your syllabus can make life a little easier for students and professors, whether it’s needed or not.

How Instructors Create Breathing Room in Their Courses

Some professors build a buffer to give students — and themselves — a break.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

Opinion | The federal government is counting on fear: fear of losing funding, fear of extended investigation, and fear of being made an example.

The Trump Administration’s ‘Compact’ Is a Trap

Choose independence. Refuse to sign.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

The Charlie Kirk shooting. Free speech. Battling with Trump. Princeton's president took questions on some of the most contentious issues facing higher ed today.

5 Takeaways From Our Podcast Interview With Princeton’s President

Christopher L. Eisgruber on the killing of Charlie Kirk, his institution’s interactions with the Trump administration, and the <i>Atlantic</i> headline that raised eyebrows.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

Opinion | Charlie Kirk-related firings at Clemson and elsewhere reveal a disturbing truth: Administrators have traded principal for political cover.

Opinion | Who Will Clemson Censor Next?

We no longer know what speech will be tolerated or punished. The result: self-censoring and silence.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 1d

Many students don’t see themselves as writers. The advent of generative artificial-intelligence tools that can crank out students’ writing assignments for them hasn't helped. So what can professors do?

How One Professor Demystifies Writing

It helps to express interest in hearing what students have to say.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

From the Archives: Opinion | In academe, who ghosts whom is all about power.

The Sad Humiliations of Academic Ghosting

The academy is a haunted house.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

Devion Canty has raised nearly $35,000 on GoFundMe since he was forced to withdraw from Texas State for mimicking Charlie Kirk's death. He said he wants to be allowed to return to school and will put the money toward his college housing.

A Texas Student Went Viral for Mimicking Charlie Kirk’s Death. He Says the Video Doesn’t Show the Full Story.

Before the moment captured on video, Devion Canty Jr. says he faced harassment and racist provocation from others at a Kirk vigil. Texas State administrators then pressured him to withdraw, he says.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

Florida State University's civics institute says it will use some of its federal grant to train AI models of important figures in American history for students to be able to talk to.

Campus Civics Centers Are Getting Millions From Trump. Here’s What They’ll Use It For.

Dozens of universities will receive money to boost civics education in commemoration of the United States’ 250th birthday.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

How much are colleges willing to sacrifice to preserve the ability to explore subjects of which the government disapproves?

Opinion | Autocracy Is Eroding Higher Education

Colleges’ compromises with Trump risk the very thing they promise to protect.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

The federal government has spelled out a set of precepts for how higher education should operate and made nine universities an offer: Abide by these, and we’ll give you a leg up in federal funding.

The White House’s New ‘Compact’ Would Offer Universities an Edge in Grant Funding. What’s In It?

We’ve seen what the Trump administration’s stick looks like. Let’s look at its carrot.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 4d

The Trump administration offered a “compact” to several universities, laying out commitments that the government wanted to see in admissions, speech on campus, hiring, and other areas, and threatening all sources of government funding if colleges don’t agree.

Trump’s Proposed ‘Compact’ Asks Colleges to Show They’re ‘Pursuing Federal Priorities’

The agreement, reportedly sent to nine institutions, states that federal benefits would hinge on cooperation.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

From the Archives: Your CV is not just a written record of your credentials. It’s an argument in favor of you. Draft it with that in mind.

8 Tips to Improve Your CV

It’s not just a written record of your credentials. It’s an argument in favor of you. Draft it with that in mind.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

In Advice: Who your department recruits, and why, matters not just in the moment, but for the domino effect created by every hire for years to come.

Advice | Hiring Advice for Chairs: Do You Have a Roster or a Team?

It can be difficult to see a team in the mix of characters who make up a department. But it’s essential that you do.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

The Department of Education determined the University of Kentucky violated the Civil Rights Act over its affiliation with a nonprofit that aimed to increase the racial diversity of business-school faculty. The university said it would “comply with the law and policy direction.”

U. of Kentucky’s Effort to Diversify Faculty Violated Civil-Rights Law, Ed. Dept. Says

The department found the university discriminated against students through its affiliation with the PhD project, a nonprofit that encourages business professionals from underrepresented backgrounds to...

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

In a sweeping decision, a judge found that international students and other noncitizens “unequivocally” have the same First Amendment rights as Americans. That doesn’t mean they’ll feel comfortable speaking out.

A Federal Judge Has Ruled That Foreign Students and Scholars Have Free-Speech Rights

The decision calls threats to deport pro-Palestinian activists a “truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression of free speech.”

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

“Trump has pardons and tanks…what do you have?” read an anonymous postcard sent to a federal court. A judge included it and his response in his decision.

A Judge Ruled Trump Silenced Scholars. Will It Matter?

A federal district-court judge in Massachusetts issued a strongly worded decision Tuesday in a case with strong implications for foreign scholars’ First Amendment rights.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 5d

“Everyone's so scared right now. Everyone's just trying to not get fired,” said one associate professor. “People don't go to campus as much because why would you? They shut their doors. They don't want to meet.”

Can You Say ‘Transgender’ in a Texas Tech Classroom? The Answer Is Complicated.

The provost released guidance saying state law allows it under some circumstances — then took that down.

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