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  • 2 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Francie Diep

    In the fall of 2023, Scott L. Bok was looking forward to a lower-key work life. He had spent his career in the high-tension field of company mergers and acquisitions, including 16 years as chief executive of Greenhill & Co., a small investment bank, which he was selling. After the sale, he expected to settle into less-demanding roles as the chair of the boards of two nonprofit institutions. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

  • 3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Francie Diep

    The latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is here, and there’s a new top category for colleges to strive for: “Opportunity Colleges and Universities.” Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month. A free account provides you access to a limited number of free articles each month, plus newsletters, job postings, salary data, and exclusive store discounts.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | chronicle.com | Brian F. O’Leary |Francie Diep

    The first wave of reconceived Carnegie classifications is out, shaking up listings that have long been a coveted source of prestige for colleges. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education, which manage the classifications, posted colleges’ research designations on Thursday.

  • Oct 7, 2024 | chronicle.com | Jack Stripling |Francie Diep

    Would big-name universities pay a magazine to write puff pieces about them? You bet. Guest: Francie Diep, senior reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education Related Reading:The Colleges That Pay for Positive CoverageEven for ‘Mad Men’ Obsessives, Higher Ed Marketing Inspires Unease Welcome to the Sponsored Campus: More parts of the college experience are up for sale than ever before, experts say. TranscriptThis transcript was produced using speech-recognition software.

  • Jul 22, 2024 | chronicle.com | Francie Diep

    What’s NewU.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Medical Schools” lists were published on Tuesday, and, for the first time, the schools don’t have ordinal ranks. Instead, they’re organized into four tiers. Within each tier, the schools are listed in alphabetical order. Although some rankings critics have touted tiers as a better alternative to ordinal ranks, U.S. News analysts don’t appear to agree, necessarily.

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7 Aug 24

RT @EmmaJanePettit: News: Florida's 12 public universities were told they'd need to screen certain courses for "antisemitism or anti-Israel…

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23 May 24

NEWS: Jonathan Holloway, president of Rutgers, just said during the Congressional hearing that he's not in the running for Yale's presidency, as he had been rumored to be

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23 May 24

RT @Brown_e_Points: What's it like to be president of a university that's divided on seemingly everything? @franciediep profiles Jonathan H…