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By Eric Hoover

An online community wants admissions leaders to confront racism and inequity. Yes, it’s supposed to feel awkward. (PREMIUM)

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Leadership & Governance
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By Dan Bauman

Hitting the reset button can come at a heavy price. (PREMIUM)

Backgrounder
By Dan Bauman

Nondisparagement agreements and an unwillingness to confront underlying problems force colleges to pull out the checkbook to smooth rough departures, experts say. (PREMIUM)

Data
By Dan Bauman, Tyler Davis, and Brian O’Leary

The Chronicle’s newly updated executive-compensation report includes the latest salary information, plus years of data, about chief executives at more than 250 public universities and systems and more than 600 private colleges.

Campus Safety
By Liam Knox

Taylor Dumpson, the first black woman to serve as the university’s student-body president, was subjected to a campaign of racist online harassment in 2017. (PREMIUM)

Teaching
By Beth McMurtrie

Boise State University knew it had a communication problem when it came to its University Foundations program. So it enlisted student researchers to help convey the value of general education to fellow undergraduates.

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Advice
By Rob Jenkins

Your first year on the job, as a new, full-time faculty member at a two-year college, is often your most difficult.

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