What's it like to find out your favorite new professor has been dead for almost two years? In a word, weird. What's it like to find out your favorite new professor has been dead for almost two years? In a word, weird.

Women with children have lost, on average, about an hour of research time per day on top of what childless scholars have lost, new research finds. Women with children have lost, on average, about an hour of research time per day on top of what childless scholars have lost, new research finds.

In his first weeks in office, President Biden has pledged action on many higher-ed issues, including reversing Trump-era policies. The Chronicle is tracking those steps and analyzing what they mean.

As the spring semester begins, Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information.

Colleges that switched to shorter terms concluded the pace is exhausting, but it helped mitigate the challenges created by Covid-19.

The temporary policy permits public universities to suspend or terminate employees without declaring financial exigency The temporary policy permits the state's public universities to suspend or terminate employees without declaring financial exigency.