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Presidential Pay: A Special Report

Data

Explore What Public-College Presidents Make premium

By Brian O’Leary and Joshua Hatch

View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008.

Leadership & Governance

Executive Compensation at Public Colleges Rises by 5%, With Texas Leading the Way premium

By Dan Bauman

The state had more leaders earning more than $700,000 a year than any other during the 2016 fiscal year.

Also in Today’s News

Academic Freedom

Under Fire, These Professors Were Criticized by Their Colleges

By Chris Quintana

There has been a rash of free-speech controversies involving college instructors this year. In many cases, their respective universities took a critical stance. The Chronicle will be tracking such incidents in this article.

Sexual Assault

College Lawyers Welcome New Clarity of Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights

By Eric Kelderman

The Trump administration is responding to their frustrations about guidance on how to deal with sexual assaults, campus legal officials say.

Faculty

Turkish Scholars in the U.S. Face a Difficult Decision on Speaking Out

By Nell Gluckman

Some Turkish professors with secure positions here see it as part of their responsibility to speak out against Turkey’s government. Others, fearing retaliation in Turkey against themselves or their families, have gone quiet.

Research

Universities Are Getting Lesson in Value of Early Training to Apply for Grants premium

By Paul Basken

With the National Science Foundation’s biological-sciences division closing a valued grant program, some outside scientific societies have offered to step in. But that idea may raise more problems than it solves.


Views

Commentary

The Neglected Demographic: Faculty Members With Disabilities

By Joseph Grigely

Only when they are allowed to teach and research unencumbered by a need to advocate for access will they be able to see the possibilities of a career that extends beyond their disability.

Lingua Franca

English Grammar Day

Geoff Pullum’s shyness about grammar has gotten him nowhere. For a talk at the British Library, the gloves are coming off.


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