Education
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Why It’s So Hard to Figure Out What to Do With a College Campus When It Closes
By Sonel Cutler Leaders face a host of challenges navigating what’s next for the acres of green space, ready-to-use facilities,…
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'First-Generation Students' Can Be a Limiting Category, New Report Says
By Forest Hunt Colleges must pay attention to subtle differences in students’ parental backgrounds and how that might affect their…
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FAFSA Whiplash: Education Dept.’s Latest Move Reveals the Tension Between Two Competing Forces
By Eric Hoover Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The government’s response to federal-aid forms containing inconsistent data is troubling financial-aid…
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Colleges Go Above and Beyond for the Solar Eclipse
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Shuttles to the Adirondacks, a puppet parade, canceled classes, and a VIP dinner are just a…
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After DEI Ban, UT-Austin Eliminates a Division and Fires Its Former Diversity Staff
By Katherine Mangan Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The firings came one week after the Republican sponsor of Texas’ anti-DEI…
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A Public University Wants to Prevent 'Disruptive Activities.' That's Complicated.
By Maggie Hicks Jacob Hamilton, Ann Arbor News, APPro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in October outside the U. of Michigan president’s house.…
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For 52 Years, a College Faced Demands to Embrace Asian American Studies. Now It’s Adding a Major.
By Francie Diep iStock The faculty vote at Amherst College is a sign of both fresh interest and historically slow…
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Colleges Use His Antisemitism Definition to Censor. He Calls It a 'Travesty.'
By Maggie Hicks Courtesy of Kenneth SternKenneth Stern An effort to better understand the frequency of violence toward Jews has…
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A Small College Tried and Failed to Convince Lawmakers to Save It. Now It's Closing.
By Sonel Cutler Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal-arts institution plagued by more than a decade of financial problems, will cease…
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‘We Were Under So Much Pressure’: Inside Wisconsin's Tumultuous Budget Deal
By Erin Gretzinger Illustration by The Chronicle Exchanges between University of Wisconsin system officials and stakeholders offer an inside look…
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