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At Emory, Protesters Face Gas and Police Force After Setting Up Encampment

The university initially said the demonstrators were “not members of our community.” After evidence appeared to contradict that claim, it walked back its original assertion. read more

‘This Is Incredibly Scary’: Students Arrested at UT-Austin Protests

A person is detained by police on Wednesday during a student protest on the U. of Texas at Austin campus. read more

A New Rule Will Expand Who on Campus Is Eligible for Overtime Pay. Here Are the Details.

Residential directors, academic-affairs advisers, student-life staff members, and IT professionals are among college employees who could soon become eligible for overtime or get a significant pay ... read more

Why Students Must Shout to Be Heard

Thus many members of campus communities — undergraduates especially, but also graduate students and even faculty — detected hostility to their presence, but often in slightly subterranean or indirect ... read more

The Palestine Exception to Academic Freedom Must Go

The weak institutional defense of speech on behalf of Palestinians has colloquially come to be known as “the Palestine Exception.” The Palestine Exception draws our attention to the fact that while ... read more

The Ghostwriter in the Machine

Matthew Kirschenbaum is distinguished university professor of English and digital studies at the University of Maryland at College Park. read more

This Under-the-Radar Pay Model Puts a Dollar Amount on Class Size

Some financially strained colleges have told instructors their pay will be based on the number of students in their classes. For one adjunct professor, that amounted to a $101 paycheck. read more

Amid Financial Headwinds, Some Colleges Are Digging Deeper Into Their Endowments. Will More Follow?

The Chronicle identified at least nine institutions that have withdrawn larger-than-typical sums to comply with bondholders, cover operations, or even finance capital projects. read more

Here’s Where Student Protesters Are Demanding Divestment From Israel

Nationwide, activists say they want their colleges to take a moral stand in support of Palestinians. Campus leaders have refused — and in some cases, students have been arrested. read more

Student Divestment Encampments Are Spreading. Here’s the Latest.

The Chronicle tracked roughly a dozen colleges across the country where activists have put up tents to demand that their institutions cut ties with Israel and take other actions. read more

Protest and Civil Disobedience Are Two Different Things

Keith E. Whittington is a professor of politics at Princeton University and founding chair of the Academic Committee of the Academic Freedom Alliance. read more

Want to Celebrate Your Culture? Better Clock Out First.

Members say the organizations helped them navigate work, celebrate their culture, and feel as if they’re not alone. read more