Chronicle of Higher Education

08/15/2025

From the Archives: On the first day of class, your students aren’t just forming a lasting impression of you. They're forming judgments about your course, too. Here's how to start the semester off on the right foot.

The first day of class is crucial both for your students and for you. This guide will help you make opening day as effective as possible.

08/15/2025

Opinion | The art-history classroom is a place where divergent worldviews are brought into a kind of mutual coexistence and productive tension.

Visual comparison cultivates thinking skills that are vital to political life.

08/15/2025

Featured Job: Senior Associate Vice Chancellor at Lone Star College in The Woodlands, Texas

The Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Customer Experience and Enterprise Technology acts as an integral part of the CIO's leadership team, works closely with other IT and business unit leaders to develop and execute the IT strategies and initiatives. Presents a vision to the broader IT and business units about the benefits and challenges of service delivery solutions and investments.

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08/15/2025

Read by candlelight, read in nature, read aloud: with these and other exercises, a professor aims to change the way her students read.

An English professor shares the exercises that have helped in her course.

08/15/2025

The Trump administration has used an arcane administrative process to pull funding from two-dozen academic and cultural exchange programs run by the U.S. Department of State, effectively killing the programs.

The “irregular” process cancels spending for global-education programs already greenlit by Congress.

08/15/2025

As President Trump’s immigration crackdown plays out across the country, the impacts are rippling across college campuses –– from increased ICE presences at colleges to limits on how undocumented students can access education. Experts say the changes can hurt Hispanic students’ academic success, retention rates, and whether they even choose to come to campus.

Increased detentions, stripped tuition benefits, and other policy changes are imperiling college access for undocumented students — and instilling fear in the broader Hispanic community.

08/14/2025

From the Archives: Suppose you want to reorganize academic life to prioritize careful thought and sustained attention. Start by eliminating email. https://chroni.cl/4mhe7ix

08/14/2025

How a bet to go for-profit set up Grand Canyon University to thrive in the Trump era. https://chroni.cl/413TCx7

08/14/2025

Three-quarters of college presidents and other top administrators predicted that they'd increase partnerships with private companies. https://chroni.cl/4mHOLdk

08/14/2025

College Attainment. Graduation Rates. Faculty Pay. How Does Your State Stack Up? https://chroni.cl/46Qju3g

08/14/2025

Trust on campus is fragile — but not beyond repair. In Building Trust, senior Chronicle writer Lee Gardner offers practical guidance for administrators and faculty looking to rebuild relationships and strengthen shared governance.

This report offers actionable insights for working together through uncertain times. Get your copy: chronicle.com/trust.

08/14/2025

What do students really think about AI? The Chronicle interviewed five undergrads using tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly & Quillbot. Their views offer an intriguing look at how AI is shaping the college experience. https://chroni.cl/4mdurR3