Econ 101: From College to College, Only the Name Is the Same

A Chronicle reporter attends three economics courses at three colleges, and finds three very different approaches.

3 Takes on Introductory Economics

UVa May Need a Narcissist at the Top

A powerful alumnus suggested that Teresa A. Sullivan be replaced by a president keen on taking risks, part of a corporate strategy that banks on leaders with big egos.

As Land-Grant Law Turns 150, Students Crowd Into Agriculture Colleges

But state-budget cuts mean that many of the colleges are raising tuition and having to do more with less.

The Pest-Control Man Is Always Outnumbered

Wayne Walker is the University of Florida's senior pest-control technician, a title that describes only part of the job. He's also a diplomat, and an educator.

Nation's Research Universities Are Offered Hope of Fatter Budgets—at a Price

A long-awaited report's few concrete recommendations to bolster the institutions may not always be to their liking.

Next: Struggling to Launch

With many students seeing education primarily as a means to a job, the most innovative ideas on helping them find work are coming from a surprising source: liberal-arts...

Academics Keep the Cash Coming for Obama

It's no surprise that professors open their wallets for the Democrat. But it's  different for employees of for-profit colleges.

For-Profit Colleges Eye Changes, and See GOP a Better Bet

With the the fate of several rules that affect their sector hanging in the balance, the colleges are donating more heavily toward Republicans.

AAUP Debates the Role of Its State Conferences in Guarding Faculty Rights

The Colorado affiliate formed its own investigative panel after Ward Churchill's firing. Views differ over whether such efforts help or hinder the national group's goals.

AAUP Meets Resistance as It Crafts Rules to Protect Research

A draft report lists 56 principles to guide relationships between academe and industry. Its proposals on intellectual property already have drawn criticism.

A Wheelchair User, Discouraged From Study Abroad, Travels to Make a Film About Accessibility

With a grant from George Washington University, Reid Davenport documented the difficulties that disabled people face in Belgium, France, Ireland, and Italy.

Many Foreign Students Find Themselves Friendless in the U.S.

A study suggests that connecting with Americans is a struggle for many students from abroad. Some colleges are looking for ways to help.

On International Education, Obama's Goals and Reality Differ

The administration voices strong support for academic and cultural exchanges, but agencies that set the rules sometimes seem out of the loop.

European Universities Confront a New Financial Reality

Cuts in public spending are an irreversible trend, speakers warned at a gathering of higher-education and policy leaders from across Europe.

In This Online University, Students Do the Teaching as Well as the Learning

As free online courses draw students to star professors at prestigious colleges, Peer 2 Peer University asks whether instructors are needed at all.

UMass Looks to 'Swamy' to Lead Amherst, With Congeniality

Kumble R. Subbaswamy, who was until recently provost of the University of Kentucky, won over people on the Amherst campus with his straight talk and humor.

Stanford Lures 3 Top Economists From Harvard

Alvin E. Roth, an expert in market design, is among the economists joining Stanford to tackle real-world challenges in the start-up markets of Silicon Valley.

Transitions: U. of Oregon Chooses a New President; Emory Professor Is Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Michael R. Gottfredson will leave his post as provost of the University of California at Irvine to lead Oregon. Read about that and other job-related news.

Neuroscientist Finds a Place Where Science and Art Intersect

At the University of Puget Sound, Siddharth Ramakrishnan has found interest in the use of art as a window into neuroscience.

Ex-Offenders Prepare for Work—and Life—at Community Colleges

People coming out of prison need help developing job skills and just dealing with everyday life. New programs are meant to ease the transition.

Full-Throttle Academics

What questions do motorcycle scholars explore? In Brando's words, "Whaddya got?"

State Financial Aid to Students Inches Up, and Public Colleges See Gains

Despite severe budget pressure, state financial aid to college studentsrose a modest 2.5 percent in 2010-11.

The 2-Wheeled Way to Colorado Springs

A Polish Historian's Accounting of the Holocaust Divides His Countrymen

A photo showing villagers digging for valuables around the former death camp at Treblinka revealed behavior typical of Poles, writes Jan Gross.

In Well-to-Do Austria, Strife Over Tuition In Relatively Rich Austria, Strife Over Tuition

Like everywhere else, students in this small wealthy country are protesting fees. And they worry about too many Germans.

Now Hiring: Hundreds of Professors

The University of Connecticut is one of a few institutions planning to beef up their faculties, bad economy or no.

The Future of Teaching? Customized Classrooms

A Harvard professor says big classes will use digital tools to tailor instruction to learners at different levels.

These Women Can Handle Heavy Metal

Female music students are making inroads into orchestras' brass sections, the music world's last bastion of male dominance.

End-of-Year Traditions

Glimpses of life in academe from around the world.

What's Buried Under Sacred Ground? Archaeologists take sides in the Holy Land

Cable viewers clamor for sensational documentaries on biblical history, but some scholars say their field is being debased by bogus "discoveries."

Pricing the Soul Out of Washington, D.C.

The nation's capital once stood as a city on a hill to African-Americans. Now that hill is steeper to climb.

The Mysteries of Becoming Human

The only thing more astonishing than what we've learned about our evolution is how much we don't yet know.

In Praise of Leisure

Productivity was meant to be a means, not an end. There's more to life, and we need to rediscover it.

Studies of History, With Feeling

A historian explores how the sense of touch has shaped human events from the Middle Ages on.

Exam Doozies and Doubts

Instead of ridiculing our students' failures, we need to examine our own.

On Stravinsky's'Rite of Spring'

One Iranian Bahai's Graduate Education

Endings That Set Us Free

What actually happens, a sociologist wonders, that provokes the moment of exit?

Sex 2.0

At a conference on the libidinous future, scholars sing the bodies electric.

Running for President on a Divided Continent

The real founders of the United States didn't create an America. They created several Americas, and the number has grown larger since then.

The 11 Rival Regional Cultures of North America

They exist side-by-side, and sometimes at one another's throats.

Talk to Me

Sharp kids afraid to speak in class are a common phenomenon, and teachers who don't try to help them aren't doing their jobs.

40 Years of Title IX: Leadership Matters for Women in Academe

Women and their dollars are the lifeblood of today's colleges. But who decides how those dollars are spent? Men, mostly.

Here's a Diploma, With Ball and Chain Attached

Colleges that promote the "return on investment" of tuition should be financially culpable when the student loans they facilitate go bad.

Liberal-Arts Education: Has the Global Migration Stalled?

American roles in building colleges abroad grab headlines, but a better gauge is whether those colleges can develop on their own in countries like China.

Bridgepoint: 'The Chronicle' Is Biased Against Online Education

"Frankly, we are not surprised by the unjustified and negative portrayal of Bridgepoint Education and of Ashford University."

The Worrisome Ascendance of Business in Academe

The corporate approach to higher education is not new. But board members at the University of Virginia don't seem to have learned from experience.

To Stop Grade Inflation, Just Stop Inflating Grades

Every faculty member denies awarding undeserved grades. But the phenomenon persists. So where's the disconnect?

Encouraging STEM Students Is in the National Interest

Raising enrollment in science, technology, engineering, and math courses may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.

Show Them You Really Want the Job

An intangible factor of any successful search is how well you demonstrate your interest in the position.

Show Them You Really Want the Job

An intangible factor of any successful search is how well you demonstrate your interest in the position.

All the Wrong Reasons

Are your motives for going into academic administration suspect?

iPads and Interviews: Why the Two Don't Mix

Fifteen minutes into the interview, I knew the candidate had lost the entire committee.

Dissertation for Sale: A Cautionary Tale

A new Ph.D. stumbles onto his thesis for sale on a commercial Web site.