Executive Compensation at 236 Public Universities and Systems

View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008. Newly updated with public-college compensation data for 2014-15.

Bonuses Push More Public-College Leaders Past $1 Million

Five presidents hit that mark in 2015, and three of them were in Texas, according to The Chronicle's annual analysis of compensation at the top.

Leadership

Why an HBCU Leader Felt Compelled to Speak Out on Race and Policing

John Silvanus Wilson Jr., president of Morehouse College, wrote a widely cited essay for The Huffington Post about an incident in which he was stopped by the police "for no apparent reason." He hopes his experience is instructive to a new generation of black men.

Teaching Technology

Science Students Learn to Use Social Media to Communicate Research

A professor of chemical engineering and a communications professional have teamed up to teach an innovative course at the California Institute of Technology.

Commentary

Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Face More Tests After ‘Fisher’

The Supreme Court’s decision leaves the courthouse door open for every program to be judged on its particular facts.

Lingua Franca

The World's Best Philosopher of Linguistics

Geoff Pullum uncovers the sad fact that his favorite philosopher of linguistic science died months ago, and he didn't yet know.

Career Confidential

What Classics Professors Can Teach the Rest of Us

It's a lesson about mutual respect.

ProfHacker

Advice for Content-Independent Teaching

Maha Bali explains how to teach a course that's not organized around a canonical body of content (and why you might want to).

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': Will You Be My Mentor?

Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: guidance on where to publish a first book; starting off on the right foot with the new dean.