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From the Archives: When universities measure value chiefly in revenue, research output, and employability, what happens to their role as places of independent critique? Terry Eagleton argues that British higher education has ceded too much ground to market logic. https://t.co/IF4Tj3nV7Y

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College Matters returns Sept. 9 with weekly analysis of higher ed’s toughest issues: student reading, AI, partisan conflict, and more. Hear from Angela Duckworth, Jodi Kantor, and Chronicle journalists. Subscribe to the podcast for free to get new episodes when they drop. https://t.co/SRa0qDvCRg

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A month after the Education Department’s call to college leaders, only Florida and North Carolina’s public systems have responded. Most institutions are waiting, with no explicit incentives or penalties and a year-end deadline. Read the analysis. https://t.co/LzmjClhhDc

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A new rule from the Trump administration could put private colleges at risk of losing their tax-exempt status if their race-conscious policies are deemed to be racial discrimination. The impact could be far-reaching. https://t.co/9EOjsDHnSt

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In January 2025, Sonoma State University announced it would cut its athletics program, citing a nearly $24-million deficit. Now just 18 months later, is bringing sports back be what the college needs to survive? https://t.co/N3glOcYv32

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Federal policy changes and other pressures are causing widespread stress among international educators. Four in 10 said they felt “underwater and overwhelmed” in their jobs, while another 55 percent said they were “moving forward, day by day.”
Read how they're avoiding burnout👇

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A journal has retracted a 2002 paper coauthored by Dan Ariely after Data Colada reported evidence of fabricated data. The study had been cited more than 2,000 times. https://t.co/dB87cuz8c6

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From the Archives: What does a career of semester-to-semester teaching take from the people who pursue it? In this essay, a former academic reflects on 30 years of contingent work and the emotional costs that budget debates often miss. https://t.co/63e7trggDx

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Would you deceive students to prove they are deceiving you? This Advice essay examines the “white-text trick” for catching AI use — and argues that protecting honest classroom relationships matters more than a gotcha moment. https://t.co/HcOSeMHadQ

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The AAUP has grown by nearly 50 percent in two years under Todd Wolfson, who has moved the century-old faculty group into national politics and sharper conflict with the Trump administration. His approach has drawn results — and criticism. https://t.co/Piu95msaC2

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Chancellor John B. King Jr. is expanding support for adult learners, student parents, and low-income students, with a focus on helping more people feel that they belong in college. Read how he hopes to turn enrollment gains into lasting student success. https://t.co/xJiEs3Wvrc

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The Chronicle’s inaugural People to Watch identifies 16 people whose work offers a window into higher education’s next chapter — amid political pressure, financial strain, technological disruption, and shifting public expectations. Explore the list. https://t.co/nZ8CClhzj9

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A new on-campus mandate at Texas A&M-Victoria has led several faculty members to resign. The conflict reflects a wider debate over flexibility, faculty work, and what students need from their universities. https://t.co/NcIgJYYtsd

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From the Archives: A mentor can be a confidante, advocate, and gatekeeper. In this essay, an adjunct describes losing recommendation letters after disclosing her sex work — and considers what the episode reveals about academic mentorship, stigma, and poverty-level pay. https://t.co/7ZvednF4wF

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When AI can draft prose, summarize scholarship, and imitate styles in seconds, plagiarism debates may turn less on copied sentences than on original thought. A Princeton historian considers what that means for academic writing. https://t.co/0H6tWlrTcx

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A few dozen academics logged into a Zoom room to discuss the future of higher education in the not-so-distant-future of artificial superintelligence. What unfolded? A debate about the viability of the university, ways to survive the apocalypse, and God. https://t.co/yiC4Vyv1Wq

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Yale community members protesting a potential settlement with the Trump administration deliberately broke the university’s tightened protest rules. Students, faculty members, and alumni called for Yale to end negotiations among other demands. https://t.co/I2eLTR9wFP

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Mark Welsh, former president of Texas A&M, topped The Chronicle’s 2025 public-college presidential-pay list at more than $4.7 million — much of it paid after his resignation. Abrupt exits are reshaping the economics of campus leadership. https://t.co/lhR7dPhh42

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Public-college presidents’ pay includes more than salary. Explore 2025 compensation data for 172 leaders, including bonuses and benefits, at public doctoral universities and systems. https://t.co/xV2T57nD2E