A college counselor mines a public-housing project; defending scholars' freedom to think; Confederate statue provokes more controversy; and more.
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Students
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By Kelly Field

A pilot federal program embeds guidance counselors in housing projects to help chart students’ paths to college. As one of those counselors discovered, sometimes the biggest obstacles are cultural. (PREMIUM)

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Backgrounder
By Megan Zahneis

Colleges look for ways to reverse an overall decline since 2010. (PREMIUM)

The Chronicle Interview
By Megan Zahneis

Robert Quinn started Scholars at Risk two decades ago. The project matters now more than ever. (PREMIUM)

Administration
By Brock Read

The university system has ensured that the divisive Confederate monument won’t return to its Chapel Hill campus. But its method of doing so is “insane,” said one professor. (PREMIUM)

Immigration
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By Wesley Jenkins

Almost all of the undocumented immigrants who enrolled in the federal agency’s fake university are from India, and most of those arrested have been granted “voluntary departure,” according to a newspaper’s report.

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Advice
By Katie Rose Guest Pryal

A new series, “The Public Writing Life,” offers practical advice for academics on writing for a general audience.

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