The Almanac of Higher Education

View 80 tables on faculty members, administrators, students, and finances, along with data on the demographics, enrollment, graduation rates, faculty pay, and tuition costs for each state and the United States, and more.

Fears of Disrupting a Faculty Pipeline

At small, out-of-the-way colleges, and in departments of all kinds, some people worry that the supply of qualified faculty members from abroad may diminish.

For Needy Students, Geography Can Be Destiny

Two Southeastern states have taken different directions on access: One has reined in tuition. The other state let it grow.

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The Chronicle's annual almanac brings context to data with detailed tables and analysis on faculty, students, finance, and all 50 states. Get a sense of how higher education is changing, and find the figures you need to inform decisions on your campus.

Administration

A Professor Says She Was Penalized for an Instructor’s Tweet

The controversy that cost an adjunct a job offer at Montclair State University affected a professor who didn't hire him but would have supervised him.

Teaching

Professors See Charlottesville as a Starting Point for Discussions on Race

Recent events have inspired faculty members not only to talk about race in class, but to show students how to respond to hate groups.

The Ticker

After White-Supremacist Violence, UVa Will Review What Activities Are Allowable on Campus

The university is also hiring a contractor to review its safety infrastructure and more staff members and police officers “to ensure safety and security" as the semester begins.

The Chronicle Review

How Colleges Are Strangling Liberalism

An obsession with identity has made students less likely to engage with a world beyond themselves.

The Graduate Advisor

What Do You Mean, ‘Job’?

Our career lexicon for graduate students is in need of a makeover.

Lingua Franca

‘Alt’ Alternatives

Lucy Ferriss asks whether alt-left will stick, and if it does, will it be an insult or a new claim to identity?