The Carnegie Classification announced today new rules for being an R1. Does your university make the cut? The change doesn't go into effect until 2025 but Jacquelyn Elias ran the numbers using today's data. Check out her table at the bottom of my story: chronicle.com/article/carneg…

Your weekend read absolutely needs to be Emma Pettit's 'The Real Housewife of Johns Hopkins U.' You will laugh, you will think, you will thrill at the zingers. It's pitch perfect: chronicle.com/article/the-re…

How much do you think is the maximum that's wise to take out in student loans? The Chronicle of Higher Education commissioned a survey to get answers from a nationally representative sample of folks: chronicle.com/article/how-mu…

^and put your own answer into the poll in the story!

Perhaps you've seen great stories in The Chronicle of Higher Education lately like this: chronicle.com/article/dual-e… & this: chronicle.com/article/a-univ…

They were written by interns. You can be one too. Come do great work & learn in a supportive newsroom. Our app is up for Spring '24: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

This small private Ohio college has stopped paying faculty and staff, called off the term that was supposed to start this September, is being sued for rent... yet hasn't said it's closing: chronicle.com/article/a-univ…

by Amita Chatterjee

Nice work by Amita Chatterjee, on a student protest that interrupted a Princeton prof known for his anti-LGBTQ views. He was visiting Washington College to talk about campus speech: chronicle.com/article/a-prof…

FYI I got a chance to interview Vanderbilt's chancellor about the rankings letters he and the provost sent out. I've updated my story with his comments: chronicle.com/article/vander…

Wanted to shout out Vanderbilt Hustler's coverage of the rankings letters, which gives a nice sense of the sentiment on campus: vanderbilthustler.com/2023/09/19/cha…

Update: Nobody new appeared to actively boycott this year's rankings, but now that they've received their lower ranks, several colleges are complaining in letters to their community about U.S. News' flaws

.Dominique Baker made it clear that she finds rankings silly. I appreciate her helping me to think through these emails anyway!

After falling five places in the U.S. News rankings published yesterday, Vanderbilt U. sent out some interesting emails. The reaction points to how important rankings remain for many... and interesting debates about what a 'quality' education means: chronicle.com/article/vander…

Happy U.S. News Rankings Day to all who celebrate. Big takeaway this year: The Rankings Revolt of 2022-23 did not extend to the undergrad-program lists, which are the most watched and influential of them all: chronicle.com/article/the-u-…

Read this lovely story about how female college students who were able to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover are faring now, at the University of Delaware: chronicle.com/article/seekin…

by Karin Fischer

Absolutely incredible story: A prof with a 'clown fetish' offered extra credit & cash to students to paint their faces.

@nichollsworth, the student paper, broke the story! thenichollsworth.com/7011379/news/g…

More deets from Chris Quintana & Colin Campo at USA Today: usatoday.com/story/news/inv…

.Zach Schermele wrote such a good obit (😬) for #AcademicTwitter : chronicle.com/article/is-aca…

Student journalists nailing it again — this time under tragic circumstances

Read Stephanie M. Lee's fascinating history of one university museum's problems with stolen artifacts: chronicle.com/article/the-li…

ICYMI (like I did!), Kate Hidalgo Bellows wrote a charming, illuminating profile of three college presidents' exercise routines. Best 'how they stay in shape' story I've ever read: chronicle.com/article/the-co…