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'A Universal Star'
How a College Landed Kendrick Lamar as Its Surprise Commencement Speaker
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Ups and Downs for LaborThe Grad Students Resoundingly Rejected a Union. The Postdocs Voted the Other Way.
Contrasting outcomes at Princeton University point to the challenge of organizing student workers. -
Campus Unrest
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Barricaded a Building. The University’s President Was Inside.
Late on Wednesday, protesters at California State University at Los Angeles, calling for divestment from Israel, blocked the exits to the building where the president’s office is located.
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The Changing Classroom
Professors Ask: Are We Just Grading Robots?
Some are riding the AI wave. Others feel like they’re drowning. -
Early Data
After the End of Race-Conscious Admissions, Application Trends Didn’t Shift. But the Analysis Has Just Begun.
College applicants didn’t respond “in clear or pronounced ways” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, according to a new analysis by the Common Application. -
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The Chronicle Explains the Assault on DEI
What exactly is diversity, equity, and inclusion? And why the push to ban it on college campuses? In this video, we explore the history of DEI and how it came under political attack. -
Trying Something Different
Can a College ‘Rating’ — Instead of a Ranking — Really Work?
Last year, Money magazine switched from a college ranking to a rating system with colleges divided into just a handful of tiers. Rankings critics liked the change, but did rankings users? -
International Shifts
Will Your Master’s Program Keep Enrollments Up? Don’t Bet on It.
Foreign students are coming in droves. But there’s reason to be cautious. -
On Notice
‘Students May Be Harmed’: Pittsburgh Technical College Is in Danger of Closing
The small institution has until the end of June to prove that it should keep its accreditation. Its access to federal financial aid hangs in the balance. -
Outside the Power Conferences
These College Leaders Have a Plan to ‘Not Be Sued All the Time’ Over Sports
Most of Division I lacks the money to weather possible consequences of nonstop litigation. One group is proposing de-emphasis as a solution. -
Moment of Truth
Is This Famous Misinformation Expert Spreading Misinformation?
Joan Donovan claims that Meta’s influence cost her a job at Harvard. Does her story stand up to scrutiny? -
Enrollment
Yet Again, the Number of College Dropouts Stays Persistently High
But in a bright spot for higher ed, more of those former students returned to college from 2022 to 2023, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. -
'Shocking and Sudden'
Why Did This Beloved Arts College Have to Close?
The University of the Arts gave students and employees just seven days’ notice that it would shut its doors. “It didn’t appear to be a hair-on-fire situation,” one administrator said.
