Test Prep

The Princeton Review Has Laid Off Many Employees. But Revenue Might Not Be Its Only Problem.

The test-prep giant has is restructuring in hopes of ensuring its “financial health.” Internal documents suggest that consumers see the company as “remote and inaccessible.”

Sexual Misconduct

NYU Scholar Accused of Harassment Assails Rush to Judgment as Sign of ‘Sexual Paranoia’

The florid, campy emails she exchanged with a Ph.D. student were typical of how she speaks, and reflected her role as a mentor, Avital Ronell said in a rare interview.

Finance

5 Key Questions About NYU’s Tuition-Free Policy for Medical School

What lessons does the $24-million-a-year effort hold for higher ed?

Athletics

Strain on Maryland Leadership Grows Amid Fallout From Football Player’s Death

The university’s president, Wallace D. Loh, had rejected a recommendation to give sports doctors autonomy from the athletics department, The Washington Post reported.

Accreditation

A Program at Kean U. Is Losing Its Accreditation. Many Faculty and Students Have No Idea.

After more than a year of trouble, the accreditor for the university’s master’s program in public administration sent a July letter revoking its accreditation.

Leadership

College Presidents Land a New Gig: Podcasting

The online recordings, produced in-house, serve as another vehicle to promote the institution.

Colleges Need to Prepare for the Future of Learning. Here’s How to Give All Students a Shot at Success.

Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and the science of learning to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store.

Lingua Franca

What Is the Origin of ‘the Worm Has Turned’?

If you thought of Shakespeare, as Lucy Ferriss did, he indeed used the phrase, but it’s medieval, and the worm may not be the invertebrate you think it is.

From the Archives

The Larger Significance of Worm Grunting

A folk method of driving worms to the surface of the ground has deeper meaning in a photography professor’s book.