| Administration By Lee Gardner Demographics and budgets are forcing the workhorses of higher education to reinvent themselves. But political realities have a way of hampering change. |
| Federal Spending By Paul Basken Shock over the size the president's proposed cuts for the NIH apparently energized scientists and lawmakers. |
| The Ticker Hypatia, a feminist philosophy periodical, said it regretted a paper that compared Rachel Dolezalâs desire to be seen as black with Caitlyn Jennerâs transition from male to female. |
| Research By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz A scholar of the 19th-century president weighs in on the current president’s speculation on how history might have turned out differently. |
| Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk A new study takes stock of the top institutions in online enrollment in 2015 and traces their growth — or retrenchment — over the previous three years. Most of the biggest gainers are nonprofit institutions. |
| The Ticker An annual survey of freshmen found historically high polarization among them, along with growing concerns over college costs and mental health. |
| Data For more than five decades, researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have surveyed the nation’s incoming freshmen to learn more about their backgrounds, views, and expectations. Use this interactive graphic to see how their attitudes and self-images have changed since the 1960s. |
| We’ve started a new email, for individual subscribers only, that briefs readers on everything they need to know in higher ed to start the day. Here’s a sample. |
| The Chronicle Review By Gordon Lafer It’s part of a broader attack on public services that’s channeled through state legislatures to avoid the national spotlight. |
| Commentary By Judith A. Wilde and James H. Finkelstein Who are governing boards protecting with such requirements? |
| Lingua Franca Anne Curzan stumbles upon what looks like a relatively new semantic shift that, so far, has escaped judgment. |
| Ms. Mentor By Ms. Mentor Why do my colleagues have to talk all the time? |
| Vitae By Kevin Gannon It’s little wonder that “assessment” is one of those words that make faculty members break out in hives. |
