Chronicle of Higher Education

Several rocky years preceded Robert Frank's appointment. He acknowledges that "skeptical" faculty want him to prove he was the right choice.

A drum major's death last fall brought another round of hand-wringing and committee reports, but some researchers say these deadly rituals are nearly impossible to root out.

A University of Colorado at Denver student shares what it was like to be the "face" of student loans at President Obama's State of the Union speech.

Accurate data are important for persuading potential donors that a department is worthy of their support, but faculty often resist questions about whether what they are doing is worthwhile.

The marketing director at Wollongong U. in Dubai makes no bones about it: "Selling is not a dirty word."

Businesses exploit a lucrative market, and institutions discover the advantages of using private companies to get the job done.

Looking for fiscal autonomy, leaders of several institutions, including San Francisco, with its vaunted medical school, have proposed independence.

Some on the campus believe the 17 employees were dismissed for union activity, a charge the president denies.

Stung by outspoken criticism from a New York Times columnist, the association is dishing back—and it's gotten personal.

A Kansas State University scholar finds himself rethinking the fundamentals and questioning whether technology is the best way to engage students.

"Bundle up!" doesn't begin to address the necessary considerations.

Antarctica has seen recent declines in populations of the captivating waddlers, but the fluctuations don't always signal climate change.

A big telescope and other devices at the South Pole may yield important discoveries about the universe's past and future.

The area is a stark laboratory where researchers study how water, dirt, and microbes interact.

Studies of ice cores reveal secrets about temperature and carbon dioxide in the past. And some of the findings are not what scientists expect.

American researchers are brought to the vast continent as part of a geopolitical strategy that dates to the 1940s.

The new approach was designed to accommodate the strong objections of some religious leaders and groups, predominantly those affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.