| By Dan Bauman James R. Ramsey, the former president of the University of Louisville, tops The Chronicle’s latest executive-compensation leaderboard. But the university and its foundation are fighting to reclaim a payout they call “excessive.” |
| View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008. |
| Leadership & Governance By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz After eight years as the university’s chief, Eric W. Kaler will work as president emeritus for a year to continue raising funds. |
| Fund Raising By Teghan Simonton The university will remove the name of the pizza company founded by John Schnatter, who also resigned from Louisville’s Board of Trustees. |
| Marketing By Claire Hansen The governing board approved the marketing campaign, with the tagline “The world needs more cowboys.” |
| The Chronicle Interview By Eric Hoover Underserved students have stories to tell, Tim Whitaker knows. His nonprofit group helps them get the words right. |
| Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and the science of learning to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. |
| Advice By Howard Gardner Undergraduates should start and finish their education with a course tackling the “big questions of life.” |
| Lingua Franca How appropriate is it to call the ex-senator guiding Brett Kavanaugh through Senate hearings a sherpa? The word refers to a community with a cultural identity, says Lucy Ferriss, and is not a generic descriptor. |
