What Professors Make

Dig into faculty-salary data with The Chronicle's interactive tool. See how your institution stacks up against its peers—and how salaries have...

Antioch Rises From the Ashes

With no tuition, no accreditation, and a mostly empty campus, the college is making a slow and careful start.

Robert Shiller's Mission to Redeem Finance

The prominent behavioral economist defends the field in his new book, but does he risk landing on the wrong side of public opinion—and his conscience?

What Students Really Pay

With grants, gifts, and scholarships of varying amounts, college students have differing costs. Here is a look at what Elmhurst College's freshman class is paying.

Losing American Students, Mexican Universities Struggle Against a Scary Image

Their campuses are calm and safe amid drug-related violence elsewhere in the country, but persuading potential applicants from the United States is proving difficult.

Union Membership Among Faculty and Graduate Students Grows

A study found a substantial increase over five years. But gains may slow, it says, in part because of state efforts to curtail collective-bargaining rights.

In Judge's Reversal of Penalty for 2007 Shootings, a Vindication for Virginia Tech

Two weeks after a jury found the university negligent for not issuing timely warnings of a 2007 shooting rampage, Virginia Tech wins exoneration on federal penalties.

Tribal Colleges Offer Basic Education to Students 'Not Prepared for College'

The institutions, some located on reservations with low rates of education and high unemployment, are increasing their efforts to help solve those problems.

Next: A Liberal-Arts Consortium Experiments With Course Sharing

A project being tested by a group of 16 colleges in the South might serve as the blueprint for other institutions looking for a sustainable way to maintain a core of academic...

Wired Campus: Venture-Backed Enterprise Seeks to Satisfy Global Demand for an Elite Education, Online

The Minerva Project, which has received $25-million in seed money, plans to attract talented students online by offering demanding courses and charging rates “well under...

Wired Campus: Survey Suggests Demand for Data Strains Residential Networks

Half of the respondents to a survey of campus technology administrators said their colleges paid to supply bandwidth but didn’t recover their investment.

Wired Campus: Professor Hopes to Support Free Course With Kickstarter, the 'Crowd Funding' Site

Free online courses for the masses are all the rage—and many are being run by start-ups hoping to profit by selling related materials and services. Jim Groom thinks...

Wired Campus: For Archivists, ‘Occupy’ Movement Presents New Challenges

Archivists speaking at an event this week explained that they have had to take unusual steps to gather a snapshot for future scholars of the nationwide protests.

The Morality of a For-Profit College, in One Act

An Ohio actor wrote and performs a one-man show about his experiences, and self-doubts, as a student recruiter.

California State U. Works to Fill Many Campus Presidencies

The system has replaced or learned it must replace almost half of its top campus leaders in the last 16 months. Read that and other job news.

Editor of 'Virginia Quarterly Review' Is Stepping Down

Ted Genoways, who faced accusations of workplace bullying after the 2010 suicide of a top assistant, plans to focus on his own writing.

Foundation Representative to Lead a Hands-On College

Steven Solnick will be the president of Warren Wilson College, whose students toil on the campus's farm and do 100 hours of service learning.

Harry Crews, U. of Florida Writing Professor With Cult Status, Dies at 76

The author of more than 20 novels and memoirs had a larger-than-life presence on campus and was known for his commitment to teaching as well as for his drinking.

Dale Corson, President Emeritus of Cornell, Dies at 97

Mr. Corson, an accomplished physicist, was praised for his steadying response to antiwar protests and efforts for greater inclusion of women and minorities.

Notable Deaths in Brief: Richard Descoings and Adrienne Rich

Mr. Descoings, the leader of Sciences Po, was found dead in his New York hotel room. Ms. Rich, the feminist poet and essayist, died of complications of arthritis.

Innovations in Higher Education? Hah!

Competency-based credentials may someday compete with a degree, so colleges that want to survive better get moving.

Psychology's Missing Contexts

Methodological, biological, and cultural variables are key, and researchers should design and report experiments in a more humble and precise way.

Hard Lessons in Bahrain

Educational reform is important. But certain basic democratic social reforms must come first.

Audio: Why College Matters—and Why It's in Peril

What makes the American college experience valuable, and how can we preserve it? Andrew Delbanco wrestles with those questions in his new book.

The Naked Truth at Stanford

When, if ever, is it right to get in people's faces with awful truths you believe in?

Solving My Midlife Crisis

Starting a camp for reading the classics reinvigorates a professor and his friends.

Nota Bene: Home Sweet Motel; Con Ed

New books investigate the American dream as experienced by Indian-American motel owners and identity theft from the thief's perspective.

Subsidizing the Liberal Arts

For Student Success, Stop Debating and Start Improving

Colleges could be doing many things to close the degree-attainment gap between the haves and the have-nots, but they're not doing them.

A Future Full of Badges

It might take some time, but the credentials that validate learning are about to be transformed.

My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dissertation

A Ph.D. candidate sorts through all the contradictory advice out there on writing.