Chronicle of Higher Education

Two researchers discuss their study of inequality in higher education, which involved the women on one freshman floor of a public-college flagship.

A student at the University of Oregon talks about her provocative message, inspired by a rape conviction in Ohio.

At the City College of San Francisco, the administration is lean, and faculty members have a lot of say. Now that ethos is threatening its future.

In Tunisian and Egyptian universities, scholars face a growing Islamist resolve to remake their countries on the basis of religious principles.

Duplicative probes are part of an effort by the board to oust William Powers, his supporters maintain.

But do they even understand it? Recipients of grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Reimagining Aid" program propose varied strategies.

The Nigerian-born author wrote the novel "Things Fall Apart," widely read in college classrooms around the world. Read about his career and about other deaths in academe.

Many of the proposals financed by the Gates foundation would save taxpayers and students money, but are they politically viable? The Chronicle offers its forecast.

A growing appreciation of the practical and societal value of creative thinking has prompted colleges to make it compulsory.

Kerry Healey, who served under Mitt Romney in Massachusetts, will be the business college's first female leader. Read about that and other job-related news.

The National Urban League's contribution includes information from an informal survey of African-Americans about their experiences of paying for college.

Gamal Serour, of al-Azhar University, works to overcome religious obstacles to the improvement of women's health.

Glimpses of life in academe from around the world.

It has enabled the university to attract more black and Hispanic graduate students, and has helped them succeed.

New research suggests an effective solution to the problem of "undermatching," in which the students rarely enroll in or even apply to selective colleges.

A vote of no confidence in the president highlights a simmering controversy about the future of the liberal arts in a competitive higher-education marketplace.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says its database of more than 90,000 complaints now includes complaints about federal and private student loans.

Before she became a candidate, Judith R. Shapiro was on the search committee to find a new leader for the foundation, which supports education in the liberal arts.