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By Marlene L. Daut

A black woman’s recent promotion to the top faculty rank happened, she writes, “not because times have changed, but because I beat the odds.”

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By Audrey Williams June

Vague criteria may signal to some faculty members, especially women and minorities, that a promotion to the top is out of their reach. (PREMIUM)

Labor & Work-Life Issues
By Audrey Williams June

Have a problem? Your ombudsmen can listen to you vent and point you to solutions. Just don’t expect them to be your advocate. (PREMIUM)

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He began the newspaper in 1966 as an eight-page broadsheet designed to provide serious coverage of the nation’s colleges. In 1988 he started The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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By Liz McMillen

In November 1966, The Chronicle of Higher Education began life with an unprecedented and audacious vision: to produce great journalism about every facet of American colleges and universities.

Government
By Eric Kelderman

The state’s consumer-affairs agency is “working closely with colleges around the country” to encourage a speedy resolution by the U.S. Department of Education.

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By Theresa MacPhail

After years of doling out advice on how to get more writing done, an academic has a revelation: Sometimes it’s OK to be lazy.

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