Conflicts Abound for College Chiefs on Corporate Boards

A Chronicle analysis shows that some presidents make millions from their service as company directors, but at what cost?

Facing Fears About Fitting In, a Ph.D. Candidate Navigates the Jobs Gantlet at MLA

Javier Jiménez is one of the lucky ones. He came to the convention with an offer in hand. Still, much is at stake for job seekers at this life-changing event.

Few Revelations at Pittsburgh Meeting With Penn State's President

Rodney A. Erickson fielded questions from alumni about the child-abuse scandal, the firing of Joe Paterno, and how the institution's trustees are selected.

Former King of Campus Gossip Turns to Managing Online Reputations

The founder of JuicyCampus is trying to raise awareness of privacy pitfalls online.

With NSF Support, Research Moves Into Science Labs of 2-Year Colleges

Original research in biology, which is thought to spark student interest and bolster majors, makes its way to the associate-degree level.

Egyptian Scholars Struggle to Protect Ancient Artifacts Amid New Violence

As protests disrupt the capital, a civilization's cultural treasures are put at risk; authorities are trying to protect what has not yet been destroyed.

As Euro Crisis Heightens, Germans Resist Tapping Foreign Students for Revenue

A tendency to see higher education as a common good, as well as resistance to tuition for native students, has kept costs low even as financial pressure rises.

'U.S. News' Sizes Up Online-Degree Programs, Without Specifying Which Is No. 1

In its first-ever such guide, the magazine lists "honor rolls" of colleges that consistently performed well in such areas as student services and faculty credentials.

Students Offer Microloans to College-Town Neighbors

Hoping to make a difference in their communities, student groups are lending money to residents who are unlikely to qualify for traditional bank loans.

A 'Luddite' Who Championed New Scholarly Directions for History

Anthony T. Grafton, departing president of the American Historical Association, is proud of having helped put digital scholarship on the group's agenda.

Economists Adopt New Disclosure Rules for Authors of Published Research

New guidelines would require economists to name anyone who gave them $10,000 or more over three years to support their research.

Historians Reflect on Forces Reshaping Their Profession

Where new Ph.D.'s will find jobs and how scholars are using a wealth of new digital tools were big topics at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.

Birmingham-Southern's New Fund-Raising Chief Is Bullish on Its Future

Fortunately for the college, Ed Hand likes a challenge: He has to win the confidence of potential donors following a period of mismanagement.

An English Professor Explores the Meaning of a 19th-Century Chin Tattoo

The Chronicle talks with Margot Mifflin about "The Blue Tattoo," her book about a pioneer woman who inspired a character in a new AMC western.

Father and Daughter, Both Professors, Climb Kilimanjaro

"Those two days leading up to the top were the two toughest days of my life," says the father, a business professor at Stetson U.

Do Sports Build Character or Damage It?

They foster the warrior within us, for better and for worse.

Surviving the Capitalist Tsunami

We can't return to the postwar Keynesian welfare state. But we need to revisit its values to reverse our pernicious neoliberal course.

Gluttony Goes Viral

We're doing to our digitally bloated brains what foie-gras makers do to geese. For perspective, let's turn to ancient Rome.

Is Punk the New Jazz?

And if so, does that mean its viability as an academic subject means its death as a popular genre?

Spelling Matters

In an age of spell check and grammar check, errors reflect a carelessness that could be significant.

Nota Bene: Monumental Egyptologists

In two new biographies, the wild early days of archaeology in Egypt contrast with its establishment as an academic discipline.

Our Animals, Ourselves

The Question of Branch Campuses Abroad

The Real Danger Is to Research

The members of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity don't have the expertise to accurately evaluate the avian-flu-virus threat.

A Delicate Balance That Must Tip Toward Safety

When scientific research produces results potentially dangerous to the public, science must give way to security.

Why I'm Not Preparing My Students to Compete in the Global Marketplace

Some students at the University of Delaware are concentrating their efforts closer to home. 

What the Heck Has Happened to Standards?

"Before we lament the decline of value in one area of life—sports—perhaps we should look at the greater society in which sports exist."

Philosophers and Pigs: An 'Immoral' Pedagogy

"If aiding in the slaughter of the innocents is what the new 'public philosophy' might stand for, let's hope that philosophy returns quickly to its nonpublic work inside the...

2011 News Quiz Is in Poor Taste

"Prescription-drug abuse by college students is no laughing matter."

Don't 'Sinofy' Courses for Chinese Students

"Chinese students appreciate that U.S. educators can bring to their lives unique experiences and perspectives and perhaps challenge them to think in unaccustomed ways."

Great-Ape Protection Bill Is Attracting Support

"The report says that current uses of chimpanzees for biomedical research are not necessary."

Straight, Queer, or Academic?

A couple of "couples" talk research relationships in higher education.