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Greek Life

Their Students Died at Frat Parties. Now These Presidents Are Trying to Make Sure That Never Happens Again.

The heads of Penn State, Louisiana State, and Florida State are leading a small but growing cohort of college presidents who are tired of worrying every weekend that a student is going to die.

Admissions & Student Aid

What Happens When a College Flip-Flops on Using Race in Admissions?

After a newspaper reports that the College of Charleston “quietly” did away with race-conscious admissions two years ago, the institution resumes the practice — but insists nothing has changed.

Technology

Hey, Alexa, Should We Bring Virtual Assistants to Campus? These Colleges Gave Them a Shot

Three research universities provided students with Amazon’s Echo Dot devices in pilot programs last year. Here’s what they learned.

Teaching

How New Classrooms Can Help Professors Think More Deeply About Teaching

Active-learning spaces can seem like fads, but, if approached purposefully, they can prompt instructors to reconsider their pedagogical choices.

Teaching

Starter Kit: New to College Teaching

Are you a department chair who wants to give new faculty members a guide to teaching? Or a Ph.D. student looking for tips on what it takes to be a good instructor? This collection of articles and essays offers lessons for those teaching in the college classroom for the first time. Buy a copy in the Chronicle store.

Leadership Insights: Innovation

Our latest booklet aims to help college leaders build a culture of innovation on their campuses. It includes examples of how colleges are developing and implementing new approaches; tips on what it takes to be an innovative president; and ways to look for ideas outside of higher ed. Buy your copy in the new Chronicle Store.

The Chronicle Review

The Delicate Art of Dealing With Your Archivist

Your career depends on getting along, sometimes for months or even years. It pays to know the types. Here’s a rundown.

The Chronicle Review

Historians Just Don’t Get Archivists. Here’s Why.

Changes within the archival and historical professions in the past 30 years have created a gulf.

Lingua Franca

Benedict Arnold, Brutus, and Iago?

Rudy Giuliani invoked that trio of traitors as comparisons to Michael Cohen. But Bill Germano suggests that the White House lawyer brush up his Shakespeare.