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Chronicle of Higher Education: Saving History at College Radio Stations, One Tape at a Time
Jocelyn Robinson wants to preserve the invaluable audio left behind at historically black colleges and universities. First, though, she has to find it.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Administrators Who Help Keep Students on Track
Student-success positions are on the rise as colleges realize they need to improve completion to stay competitive.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Governor Had ÔÇÿUndue InfluenceÔÇÖ Over U. of South Carolina Presidential Search, Accreditor Finds
Charges of partisan influence have tainted several presidential searches in recent years. In South Carolina, an elected official may have gone too far.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: The Real Problem With Grade Inflation
It’s not that colleges are catering to students, one expert says. It’s that students’ fixation on grades makes them too risk averse.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: A Brown U. Professor Took On Big Pharma. His University Pulled Him From the Classroom.
The case highlights the conflicts for colleges that employ researchers who study — and engage in advocacy against — powerful corporations.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Do Gateway Courses Foster Inequity?
The Gardner Institute sees fixing foundational courses as a social-justice issue. The reason: A disproportionate share of students who struggle in those classes come from disadvantaged groups.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges struggle to serve millions of dropouts. Have these men cracked the code?
College Unbound removes barriers and empowers students to drive the curriculum. But can it succeed on a larger scale?
 
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Chronicle of Higher Education: This Public College Wants to Punish 2 Students for Hate Speech. Is That Legal?
A lawsuit against UConn pits tolerance against freedom of speech. Some say the university overstepped its authority.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Berkeley TAs Are Awarded Millions in Back Pay
The ruling applies to only one department at Berkeley, but the whole University of California system is likely to take note, an expert says.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Transitions: Clark U. Names Next President, New Student Affairs Chief at Tuskegee U.
David B. Fithian will take the helm at Clark in July. Tuskegee's new vice president for student affairts comes from Southern University.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: The Gloves Are Off: What a Deal Between a Mega-University and a Community-College System Says About the Fight for Students
The Gloves Are Off: What a Deal Between a Mega-University and a Community-College System Says About the Fight for Students
 
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Chronicle of Higher Education: What Instructors Can Learn From Improv
How the rules of an improvisational performance can help professors unlock their students’ creativity.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: How Baylor Revamped Its Mental-Health Services Amid a Scandal
Under fire for failing to support rape victims, the university doubled its counseling staff and built a team of eating-disorder specialists. One former student says the move saved her life.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Senator Warren Has a Plan to Cancel Student-Loan Debt ÔÇö Without Congressional Approval
As critics remain skeptical that Congress will pass a mass debt-discharge plan, the presidential candidate argues that the U.S. Department of Education already has the legal authority to do so.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Private-College Presidents Reap Millions From Long Tenures
In 2017, 64 college presidents earned more than $1 million, according to The Chronicle’s analysis.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Are Showing Up at Counseling Centers in Droves. But They DonÔÇÖt Always Get the Treatment They Need.
As campus counselors take on higher caseloads, a study finds that students won’t see as much improvement in their mental health.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: When It Comes to Future Earnings, Liberal-Arts Grads Might Get the Last Laugh
The return on investment of a liberal-arts education builds slowly but surpasses the median of all colleges over time, a new report concludes.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Johns Hopkins Has Quietly Stopped Giving Children of Alumni Preference in Admissions. HereÔÇÖs Why.
In the last decade, the university has lowered the proportion of legacy students in its freshman class from 12.5 percent to 3.5 percent.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Racist Incidents, Budget Cuts, and Faculty Warnings: Inside the Run-Up to a Campus Book-Burning
A book-burning last year at Georgia Southern University made international headlines. But there’s more to the story.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Chief Executive of CaliforniaÔÇÖs Virtual Community College Suddenly Resigns
Heather Hiles came to the job less than a year ago and helped lead efforts to design a virtual program aimed at educating adult students statewide.
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