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Some see higher education as a place to encounter new ideas. Others see a bastion of indoctrination.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationA college education was a dividing line in whether someone supports Donald Trump. But what role does the college experience itself have on how one feels about Trump?
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Academic leaders are wary of sounding off on politics. It’s time to lose that restraint.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationIn Opinion: If ever there was a moment for a college leader to openly oppose a presidential candidate, the moment is now, says Brian Rosenberg.
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Some college officials will likely have their certification to administer student visas on their campuses revoked as part of the investigation.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationFifteen international students have been arrested as part of a Homeland Security investigation into a work program for international graduates. Another 1,100 will lose their work authorization.
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As the pandemic continues, the debate grows louder.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationWhy are some professors so worried about cheating on remote exams? In some cases, because they’ve already caught a bunch of students doing it.
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As coronavirus cases climbed, Brigham Young University-Idaho issued a warning based on reports that, at any other time, might have seemed too bizarre to take seriously.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationThe university is one of three in Idaho that the White House’s coronavirus task force recommended move completely online.
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The university announced that the Rev. John I. Jenkins sought a test after a colleague tested positive, and is exhibiting mild symptoms.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationStudents called on Jenkins to resign. “Our university deserves a leader who’s vigilant in the midst of a global pandemic, before it personally affects them," one student said.
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The threats, rumors, and infighting traumatized staff members and alienated contributors. They blame its editor.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationThis journal was a respected publication. But some who worked for it said they were threatened routinely and their pay was unfairly withheld.
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A student leader describes ways in which faculty members can support students through a particularly difficult fall.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationA student leader describes ways in which faculty members can support students through this particularly difficult semester.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education“A lot of faculty members are coming from a good place, but there’s still not that understanding of the scope and to what degree students are struggling right now.”
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Academics at the Rose Garden event gave tacit approval to Trump’s offenses against human dignity.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationIn Opinion: Guests at the nomination of Judge Barrett betrayed their responsibilities to care for others, writes Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University.
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An executive order banning training that is “offensive and anti-American” leaves college leaders scratching their heads.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationColleges that use a heavy hand to purge trigger phrases from their diversity programs risk trampling free-speech and academic-freedom rights, one observer of Trump's executive order notes.
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How the nation’s partisan divisions consumed public-college boards and warped higher education.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationProfessors may be liberal, but conservatives have far more power to determine who has the final say on the nation's flagship campuses.
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Many departments are opting to focus funding on current students rather than bringing in a new cohort next fall.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationMore than 50 doctoral programs in the humanities and social sciences won't be admitting new students in the fall of 2021 — a response to the pandemic and ensuing economic turmoil.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationPrinceton University's sociology department was among the first to announce its decision, in mid-May, and more programs followed throughout the summer.
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The Chronicle of Higher EducationSuspending admissions for a year may allow administrators to reimagine their doctoral curricula to account for the flagging Ph.D. job market.
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