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DATA

These Colleges Cut Back During the Pandemic. Except When It Came to Their Presidents’ Pay Packages.

By Dan Bauman

More than a dozen institutions certified retention plans with management or “highly compensated” employees during a fraught stretch of 2020.

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BACKGROUNDER

These Are America’s Highest Paid College Presidents

By Dan Bauman, Julia Piper, and Brian O’Leary

The Chronicle’s database includes the latest salary information, plus years of data, on more than 1,700 chief executives at more than 600 private colleges and nearly 290 public universities and systems.

LEADERSHIP

As Race Looms Large, College Trustees Remain Mostly White

By Jack Stripling

Despite some increases in diversity, 80 percent of private-college trustees and 65 percent of public-college board members are white, a new report shows.

TEACHING

In This Science Course, Students Learn From Each Other

By Beth McMurtrie

In tackling the problem of science anxiety, one faculty member decided to put her students in charge of writing their own material.

THE EVOLVING CAMPUS

What We Now Know About Campus Space and Student Success

By Scott Carlson

The future is hybrid classrooms, virtual support services, and listening to students, we hear on the first episode of a new, three-part podcast series.

Virtual Events: Tune In Live

RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

The Big Universities Students Need Now

UPCOMING: December 7, at 2 p.m., ET.
Colleges around the country have endured upheaval over the last two years. What’s next? Our final session in the series “Going Forward: The Higher Ed We Need Now” examines the experience students, faculty members, and administrators think large research universities should deliver in the years ahead.With Support From TIAA. Register here.

MENTAL HEALTH

The Mental-Health Crisis on Campus

UPCOMING: December 8, at 2 p.m., ET.
The CDC reports that suicide is the second-leading cause of death among American college students. How can colleges respond to the growing need for mental-health support on campuses? Our panel of experts will examine this critical issue in a virtual forum. With Support From TimelyMD. Register here.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVES

What Does the Class of 2025 Expect From Colleges?

UPCOMING: December 9, at 2 p.m., ET.
The pandemic has increased the level of communication, transparency, and wraparound services offered by colleges. But what do students expect now, and are those changes viable in the long term? A panel of experts discusses whether the bar has been permanently raised — and how colleges can respond. With Support From Mainstay, Formerly AdmitHub. Register here.

UPCOMING EVENT

Join us January 10-14 for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges of the department chair role and creating a strategic vision for individual and departmental growth. Reserve your spot now. Space is limited.

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ADVICE

Doctoral Students Hiring Career Consultants? This Must Stop

By Rafael Walker

Why academe needs a bill of rights that spells out what faculty advisers must do for their graduate students on the job market.

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