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End of an Era

How Colleges’ Pursuit of a Diverse Professoriate Came Back to Bite Them

What was once an urgent imperative has become a legal and political liability. One university’s experience shows how.

Latest News

Executive Order

Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says

Moonlighting

Vast Majority of Adjuncts Have Another Source of Income, Study Finds

'Cards on the table'

How Higher Ed Staved Off a Research-Funding Bloodbath — For Now

'Scary for Scholarship'

An AI Bot Is Making Podcasts With Scholars’ Research. Many of Them Aren’t Impressed.

Academic Freedom

An Instructor Was Fired After a Viral Recording of a Gender Lesson. Now She’s Suing the University.

Latest Opinion

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The Review | Opinion

The Chilling Effect of Student-Visa Vetting

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The Review | Essay

Conservatives Want Colleges to Speak, Too

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The Review | Essay

Higher Education’s Compensation Charade

The Review | Forum

Some Best Scholarly Books From the Past Year

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The Review | Essay

Why Your University Has So Many Administrators

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The Review | Opinion

Does American Studies Have a Credibility Problem?

Trackers: Keep Up With the Latest

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The Trump Agenda

The Chronicle is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.

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Dismantling of DEI

We’ve documented actions taken to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.

DEI Legislation

Legislators want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.

Latest Issue

Why Do Professors Fear the Future?

January 30, 2026

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Teaching

Are Instructors Warming to AI? A Study Says Yes.

A review of thousands of syllabi over five years shows a growing acceptance of the tool.

By Beth McMurtrie February 5, 2026

Latitudes

Immigration Crackdown’s Under-the-Radar Impact

In-state tuition benefits are under threat in states that enroll half of all undocumented high-school graduates.

By Karin Fischer February 4, 2026

The Review

The Radical Politics of American Studies

Plus: Interdisciplinary slop is upon us.

By Len Gutkin February 2, 2026

Teaching

What Do You Want From Your Teaching Center?

The University of Texas at Austin is closing its longtime center, raising questions about its value and purpose.

By Beth McMurtrie January 29, 2026

College Matters Podcast

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Is Trump’s Higher-Ed Attack Legal?

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Tear Gas, Textbooks, and Trauma: Inside Minnesota’s Upended Semester

College Matters Returns

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How Tech, Politics, and Cost Dominated Higher Ed’s Quarter Century

Best of Our Archives

Rediscover timeless and popular stories from our archive, handpicked by Chronicle editors.

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News

The Steering Committee

In 2015 the most famous bovine in college sports died. How does a university go about replacing a live mascot?

News

Secrets From Belfast

How Boston College’s oral history of the Troubles fell victim to an international murder investigation.

News

A Long, Lonely Path

Here’s what the journey to an American college is like for students from the other side of the world.

Featured Interviews

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Race-Conscious Admissions

‘A Strangely Hopeful Book': What a Scholar Found When She Explored the Uncertain State of College Admissions

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The Review | Conversation

The Anti-Woke University’s Identity Crisis

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The Review | Conversation

After 40 Years at Harvard, James Hankins Is Disillusioned. He’s Starting Over in Florida.

Special Reports

Dive Into a Topic With Our Special Issues

The Leadership Issue

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Learning Lessons

The New Reality

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Science Under Siege

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Strained Budgets. Stagnant Wages. Serious Uncertainty.

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Mission Repair

Virtual Events

The Future of Accreditation

UPCOMING: February 17, 2 p.m. ET | The Trump administration is overhauling accreditation to focus on work-force outcomes, eliminate the use of demographic data, and expedite approval of new accrediting agencies. Get expert advice on how to navigate the politics of the moment and the future of accreditation in this virtual forum. With Support From Watermark. Register now.

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Working for Change: Solving the Nursing Shortage

UPCOMING: February 24, 2 p.m. ET | What role can higher ed play in combating the nation’s nursing shortage? Join us for a virtual forum exploring how colleges can strategize with local governments and other stakeholders to help improve the nursing pipeline. With Support From Ascendium. Register now.

Professional-Development Resources

Professional-Development Programs

Visit The Chronicle’s professional-development-resources page to stay up to date on our career-advancement workshop opportunities for higher-ed professionals.

The Chronicle’s Women Leading Change Program

UPCOMING: January 2026. Join us for a professional-development program to help new and experienced department chairs overcome the challenges of the role and create a strategic vision for personal and departmental growth.

The Chronicle’s Administrative-Leadership Institute

UPCOMING: January 2026. The Chronicle, in partnership with Strategic Imagination, is providing a professional-development program in which a virtual community will accompany you throughout the fall semester. The program contains brief lessons and exercises that can be integrated into your busy schedule and applied to your current challenges.

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The Chronicle’s Academic Leadership Crash Course

The Chronicle, in partnership with Dever Justice LLC, is providing a fast-paced course for academic professionals looking to advance their skills in preparation for administrative roles. This four-hour workshop will provide key insights for new and aspiring academic administrators on the inner workings of administrative positions.

Data

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Higher Ed’s Public Funding Has Entered a New Phase of Low Growth

State support crept up by 1 percent. Here’s what that looks like in each state.

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in 2023 after justices struck down race-conscious admissions.

How a Supreme Court Decision Changed the Racial Mix at Colleges

A new analysis of federal enrollment data shows the immediate impact of ending race-conscious admissions.

These Colleges Produced the Most Fulbright Scholars and Students

Of the 114 institutions that were top producers of Fulbright scholars and students this year, seven were new.

Advice

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What Department Chairs Should Know About Civil-Rights Investigations

By Alex Pollack

Some tips for navigating difficult situations.

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5 Ways Colleges Can Boost Graduation Rates

By Elizabeth H. Bradley

It never works if it’s only desired by the faculty. It never works if it’s only driven by an edict from the administration. It works when you meet in the middle.