L.ily Cao dances in one of the cave-like performance studios at Mount Holyoke College. The floor-to-ceiling windows cast shadows on the honey floors. Outside the studio, late winter ice glazes the trees around Lake Superior, but inside there is warmth and camaraderie. Students gently tease…
A year ago this week The ChronicleThe editorial team gathered in our Washington, DC newsroom for a hastily arranged farewell meeting. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the colleges had already started moving to remote operations, and now it was our turn. Nobody was sure how…
J.eff Ayisire woke up on March 1st before sunrise with tears in his eyes. He had a dream. In a dream, his younger sister told him that he had to stay healthy to watch his weight. If he were infected with Covid-19, obesity could make…
An advisor expected that a graduate student would always be "on call" and "knew how to keep us close by threatening our future". Another student left her program after her advisor told her She "didn't think right"; for a while she waited for tables instead…
This podcast is made possible with support from HP. For more information on HP resources, see please click here. Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcheror wherever you want to get your podcasts. A transcript of the conversation follows. "While I don't think…
Risk management has become an increasingly important company for higher education in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic, the economic burden it brought, and political polarization only made it worse. The Chronicle recently published a special report: "The new risk management, ” That explores the trends…
St. Bonaventure University mourns its President Dennis R. DePerro.who died on Monday of complications from Covid-19. He was 62 years old and had been in the hospital since late December. His death dealt a devastating blow to the Franciscan campus of approximately 2,000 students in…
L.In May, just weeks after the college campus closed in response to the coronavirus, the California State University system announced a decision that would create some kind of ripple in the country's higher education landscape. Long before many institutions had their plans set – and…
The stimulant hexedron – better known as "bath salt" – is the type of medication Carl Hart thinks is ideal to take right before a hell of a academic reception or department holiday party. He will drink cocaine and ecstasy from time to time and…
Collin College evicted a third professor for questionable reasons – the latest in a string of layoffs that faculty members say are evidence of a hostile work environment. H. Neil Matkin, president of the Texas Community College District, made a name for himself act hard…
