Chronicle of Higher Education

Think Again: A Chronicle of Journalistic Malfeasance

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.11.2012

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Eric Alterman

Earlier this week the Chronicle of Higher Education fired its blogger Naomi Schaefer Riley over a post in which, after mocking the titles of "black studies" dissertations, she called for the dissolution of the entire field.

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Blogger Fired For Calling Black Studies 'Victimization Claptrap'

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 05.08.2012

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The Chronicle of Higher Education dismissed one of its bloggers after outcry over a blog post she wrote questioning the legitimacy of black studies as...

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Are Americans Still Eager to Learn?

Patricia Martin | Posted 02.12.2012

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Patricia Martin

Just 8 percent of the graduates of the Chicago public schools are college-ready. That's 8 percent of a population already narrowed down by attrition -- only 57 percent of students in Chicago finish school.

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The Fastest-Growing Colleges

Posted 12.14.2011

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Amid reports of rising tuitions and mounting student loan debts, it's no surprise that most of the fastest-growing colleges in America are public scho...

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Think Different? Not on College Campuses

Jeff Selingo | Posted 11.22.2011

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Jeff Selingo

What if higher ed lost its grip on the credential business? Perhaps then administrators and professors would be forced to think that there is more than one way to provide a college education.

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Applications To Full-Time M.B.A. Programs Drop

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Katherine Mangan | Posted 11.13.2011

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Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs in the United States and abroad declined this year for the third straight year, according to a report releas...

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The Limits of My Sympathy for Unpaid College Interns

Shaun Johnson | Posted 10.17.2011

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Shaun Johnson

I wanted to respond to the relatively recent outrage against unpaid internships in higher education by touting the extensive experiences that cohort after cohort of student teachers goes through.

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Only 5 Schools Do Right By Low-Income Students, Study Finds (PHOTOS)

Posted 08.02.2011

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According to a recent study, only 5 colleges are doing well by low-income students, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported on Wednesday. Th...

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Little-Known Colleges Exploit Visa Loopholes To Make Millions Off Foreign Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Posted 05.25.2011

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Early on a Friday morning, four college students stand shivering in the parking lot of an office complex in Sterling, Va. The building itself is unrem...

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How Much Is Your College President Costing You?

US News and World Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sitting president of a private nonprofit college received an average of $475,403, in pay, bonuses, and additional benefits according to a U.S. New...

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Confessions Of A Shadow Scholar

The Shadow Scholar | Beckie Supiano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Editor's note: Ed Dante is a pseudonym for a writer who lives on the East Coast. Through a literary agent, he approached The Chronicle wanting to tell...

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College Applications: How Many Is Too Many?

nytimes.com | ERIC HOOVER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE numbers keep rising, the superlatives keep glowing. Each year, selective colleges promote their application totals, along with the virtues of thei...

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Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rates [UPDATED]

Posted 05.25.2011

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A recently released Chronicle of Higher Education study found that overall, graduation rates at American higher education institutions have declined b...

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New Poll Shows 89 Percent Of Young Alumni Satisfied With College

Posted 05.25.2011

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A whopping 89 percent of recent graduates say are happy they earned a college degree, according to a new report from the American Council on Education...

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Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rates

Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard University boasts the highest undergrad completion rate of all research universities -- a whopping 98 percent of those enrolled in 2002 gradua...

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Working-Class Students Undervalued At Colleges Nationwide?

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Peter Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's hard to spot one of the most underrepresented minority groups at many four-year colleges: students and faculty members from the working class. ...

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Sex Educators Unite to Support University Sex Weeks

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Logan Levkoff

Earlier this month, I wrote about the latest attack on sex - specifically, the concerns that Margaret Brooks, a Bridgewater State economics professor,...

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More Colleges Outsource Online Course Offerings

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Tricoli was a middle manager looking for a leg up in his career, so he got an online M.B.A. from Northeastern University. Well, not only fr...

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Kevin Morrissey Death: More Controversy Over VQR Editor

Publisher's Weekly | Craig Morgan Teicher | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chronicle of Higher Education has just published an article that's sure to stir up more controversy over the death of Virginia Quarterly Review ma...

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Texas Panel Wants Students To Complete 10% Of Degrees Online

Posted 05.25.2011

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A Texas panel on higher education recently published a list of recommendations for the state's colleges -- one of which suggests that 10 percent of a ...

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Augusta State U Student SUES, Claims School Penalized Her For Anti-Gay Views

Posted 05.25.2011

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Augusta State University graduate student Jennifer Keeton claims she was told by the school to change her views opposing homosexuality -- and now she'...

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Many Harvard Teaching Hospital Applications Contain Plagiarism, Study Finds

Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a study first published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and reported in the Boston Globe, five percent of applications for residency a...

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Good and Risky: The Promise of a Liberal Education

Michael Roth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Roth

The rise of inter-disciplinarity has not diminished the hyper-specialization in the academy, and the resultant pursuit of status through esoteric language has deepened the gulf between humanists and the public.

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Private College Salaries Of More Than $1 Million Paid To 23 Presidents

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders...

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An Open Letter to Mark Lilla: Yes, We Should Take the Right Seriously

Leonard Zeskind | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leonard Zeskind

Palin's anti-elite style embodied a particular form of nationalism that abjured both elites and the "undeserving" poor. It is precisely this nationalism that animates Tea Partiers today.

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