News
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Popularity of U.S. Among Chinese Students Is Seen as Mixed Blessing
Admissions officers welcome increased numbers of students from China at American colleges but worry about relying on a single source.
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Compensation of 30 Private-College Presidents Topped $1-Million in 2008
As in years past, the top earners included leaders who received large payouts when they stepped down.
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How to Build the Perception of Greatness
It's hard to bottle buzz, but steady adherence to five principles can help colleges raise their profiles admirably.
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Dancing With the Registrars
The TV show "Glee" inspires colleges to recast the flash mob as a marketing tool with a danceable beat.
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U. of California at Merced Turns 5 Amid Growing Pains
It has attracted a multicultural student body, but the campus can't shake the image of "farm country."
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William Blakey, Lawyer Who Advocated for Black Colleges, Dies at 67
Mr. Blakey, whose own alma mater was a struggling historically black institution, fought passionately for federal support.
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Airplanes of the Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference's high-flying football coaches, and other campus officials, get around speedily, and usually in comfort.
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Man Denied a Law License Because of Unpaid Loans Hopes for a 2nd Chance
Robert Bowman, whose student-loan debt was said to exceed $400,000, has been told he is not in default and the amount he owes will be recalculated.
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College 2.0: As Textbooks Go Digital, Campus Bookstores May Go Bookless
Enterprising retailers plan for a future free of the dreaded B-word.
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Cook Up a Science Course, and Students Will Devour the Lessons
Two physics postdocs at Harvard have created a hugely popular science course based on cooking, with celebrity chefs.
The Chronicle Review
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Tea for 2010, and Beyond?
The Tea Party has invigorated the GOP, but will its influence last longer than those of past conservative coalitions?
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The Future of Free Speech
Private censorship is as big a threat as government censorship.
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A Dog Film That's Actually About a Dog
Most dog movies are really about people. But if you're sniffing around for a truly canine-centered story, there's a very grown-up cartoon for you.
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The Democrats' Problem Was Insufficiency, Not Overreach
Renewed hope for social justice will not come from Washington, which is pulled toward a centrism defined by corporate lobbyists. It will come, as it always has, from below.
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The Put-Ons of Personal Essayists
Authors' voices are often ventriloquized.
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Communist Chic; and 10 Super-Hot 'Cosmo' Secrets!
New books on fashion and socialism, as well as the surprising history of a magazine you thought you knew.
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Spiritual Life on Campus: Agreeing to Disagree
Perhaps finding common ground today means helping to avert a war tomorrow.
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The Shadow Scholar
An academic ghostwriter for hire produced thousands of pages for undergraduates as well as master's and doctoral candidates. Read the transcript of a live chat with the...
Commentary & Letters to the Editor
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Does Academic Freedom Protect Holocaust Deniers?
Cary Nelson and Naomi Schaefer Riley debate how far academic freedom extends for remarks that we despise.
Advice
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The Pleasure of Seeing the Deserving Fail
One of the unheralded satisfactions of teaching is knowing you were right about a hopeless student.
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