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The Review | Essay

The corporate jargon of change masks the decimation of intellectual life.

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The Chronicle is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.

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We’ve documented actions taken to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.

Legislators want to get rid of DEI offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.

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'The Last Stand'

They have proposals to stave off cuts. Is anyone listening?

Terry Karl, an emeritus professor at Stanford U. who filed a complaint against Jorge Domínguez in 1983, said she was pleased with the association’s action.

Read the Investigation

Did the university’s handling of one professor’s sexual-harassment complaint keep other women from coming forward for decades?

Behind the Scenes

How a star journalist’s tenure bid entered higher ed’s caldron of politics, race, and money.

UPCOMING: February 17, 2 p.m. ET | The Trump administration is overhauling accreditation to focus on work-force outcomes, eliminate the use of demographic data, and expedite approval of new accrediting agencies. Get expert advice on how to navigate the politics of the moment and the future of accreditation in this virtual forum. With Support From Watermark. Register now.

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UPCOMING: February 24, 2 p.m. ET | What role can higher ed play in combating the nation’s nursing shortage? Join us for a virtual forum exploring how colleges can strategize with local governments and other stakeholders to help improve the nursing pipeline. With Support From Ascendium. Register now.

Visit The Chronicle’s professional-development-resources page to stay up to date on our career-advancement workshop opportunities for higher-ed professionals.

UPCOMING: January 2026. Join us for a professional-development program to help new and experienced department chairs overcome the challenges of the role and create a strategic vision for personal and departmental growth.

UPCOMING: January 2026. The Chronicle, in partnership with Strategic Imagination, is providing a professional-development program in which a virtual community will accompany you throughout the fall semester. The program contains brief lessons and exercises that can be integrated into your busy schedule and applied to your current challenges.

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The Chronicle, in partnership with Dever Justice LLC, is providing a fast-paced course for academic professionals looking to advance their skills in preparation for administrative roles. This four-hour workshop will provide key insights for new and aspiring academic administrators on the inner workings of administrative positions.

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State support crept up by 1 percent. Here’s what that looks like in each state.

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in 2023 after justices struck down race-conscious admissions.

A new analysis of federal enrollment data shows the immediate impact of ending race-conscious admissions.

Of the 114 institutions that were top producers of Fulbright scholars and students this year, seven were new.

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Some tips for navigating difficult situations.

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It never works if it’s only desired by the faculty. It never works if it’s only driven by an edict from the administration. It works when you meet in the middle.