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Admissions

Is Our College Right for You? Get on This Bus to Find Out premium

By Beckie Supiano

The University of Evansville sends six buses to bring admitted students to the campus for a weekend known as Road Trip. If all goes well, students find friends, and Evansville finds its freshman class.

Athletics

Disparities in Coaches' Academic Incentives Raise Concerns Over Gender Equity premium

By Brad Wolverton

At dozens of colleges, men’s basketball coaches are eligible for bigger academic bonuses than are their counterparts in women’s basketball. Legal experts say the discrepancies could expose colleges to discrimination claims.

Global

Why Studying Abroad Is Safer Than You May Think premium

By Karin Fischer

A student is more likely to die on campus than overseas, a new report finds. But the perception that international study comes with risk is widespread.

Government

In New Rule on Student-Loan Forgiveness, 2 Lawmakers Demand Fewer ‘Hoops’

By Kelly Field

The Education Department’s latest plan to allow students claiming they were defrauded to seek relief is a "vast improvement," the Democrats said, but still doesn’t go far enough.


Views

Commentary

Halting Academic Incivility (That’s the Nice Word for It)

By Patrick M. Scanlon

We shouldn’t wink at obnoxious behavior among our colleagues in the name of academic freedom.

The Chronicle Review

A Sip of Philosophy premium

By Michael S. Roth

Existentialism, born over cocktails in 1932, still speaks to what we can learn from ordinary life.

Lingua Franca

A 'Perfect' Storm

What superlative, asks Ben Yagoda, could possibly follow "perfect" in the procession of enthusiastic adjectives?

Advice

The Two-Year Track

Why Are Some Academics So Unprofessional?

By Rob Jenkins

Calls go unreturned, emails are ignored. That’s the way business is conducted too often in higher education.

Vitae

From Bench Science to Analyzing Science Careers

By Viviane Callier

How a Ph.D. in immunology changed course to study the Ph.D. career path in the sciences.

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