How One University Makes Transparent Pricing Work

After the University of Dayton cut out surprise expenses, its students graduated at a higher rate — and with less debt.

Why Not to Lock In Tuition

Depending on your college’s situation, it might not be the right move.

A World of Ideas in Idea Lab

A collection of more than two dozen explorations of the problems colleges face, and how they are solving them. The articles include news, analysis, data, advice, and opinion.

Campus Safety

What Victims’ Advocates and Due-Process Supporters Hope to Accomplish When They Meet DeVos

Activists on all sides of the fraught debate over campus sexual assault and Title IX enforcement are meeting with the education secretary this week. Some of them talked with The Chronicle about their priorities for those conversations.

Data

Track Hundreds of Federal Sexual-Assault Investigations

The Chronicle’s Title IX tracker allows you to search by college, keyword, state, or resolution type, read case documents, and sign up for alerts to stay informed.

Faculty

For Minority Female Astronomers, a New Research Effort Backs Up Anecdotes of Harassment

In a recent survey of astronomers, 40 percent of the women of color who responded said they felt unsafe at work because of their race.

The Ticker

Many Academics Have Taken Money From Google Without Disclosing It, Report Finds

The Silicon Valley juggernaut paid scholars to produce research that would support the company’s business practices, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.

The Ticker

President of Financially Troubled Bethune-Cookman U. Will Retire Early

Edison O. Jackson will leave the university struggling to pay for a $306-million dormitory project and coping with the aftermath of a protest against Education Secretary Betsy Devos at its commencement, in May.

Chronicle Focus

In a new feature, available to individual subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are more than 25. Here are a couple of examples:

Battling Sexual Assault on Campus

The pressure is on colleges to step up efforts to prevent sexual assault and handle complaints more effectively. This 36-page collection will help college officials understand their legal obligations toward students in matters of suspected sexual violence and consider which strategies they might use to keep students safer.

How Students Cheat in a High-Tech World

Cheating has become increasingly complex, with students in the United States going online to find surrogates in other countries to do their work for them. This collection of nine articles prepares educators for new challenges in stemming a tide of deception.

Commentary

Ethics 101 for Admissions Officers

It’s not right to punish students who really want to attend your college by making them pay more.

Lingua Franca

‘All the Good Meetings Are Taken’

Hollywood moguls, the Sopranos, and the Donald Jr. all “take meetings.” Ben Yagoda investigates the expression’s provenance.

Advice

The Awkwardest Hug

In a job interview, you don’t have as much power to ruin everything as you think.

Vitae

The Professor Is In: Summer Prep for the Job Market

Here are three things job candidates should be doing now — besides publishing — to get ready for a new hiring season.