Maddie Khaw

2 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

The Spencer Foundation normally receives around 500 letters of intent from scholars applying for grants to support education research. This year, the Chicago-based organization received nearly 2,000. And the William T. Grant Foundation, in New York, received three times as many applications for a major research competition. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration escalated sharply this week, when the administration acted to terminate billions in federal grants to the university. The roughly $2.2 billion, which the administration had previously frozen 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.

3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

One morning in January, Marcus Ziemer sat in his office at Sonoma State University, working on travel plans for the men’s soccer team’s upcoming fall season. Ziemer, the team’s head coach, was absorbed in his paperwork, so he missed an email when it flashed across his screen. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

Matthias Doepke has spent 30 years in the United States, most recently as a professor at Northwestern University. Doepke, a German-born economist, became a naturalized American citizen over a decade ago. This week, he said, he resigned from Northwestern and sold his family’s house near the campus.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

One morning in late March, Judah Lloyd, a 22-year-old senior at Wellesley College, received an email that sent him into a panic. Non-tenure-track faculty at the women’s liberal-arts college had gone on strike, administrators wrote. Courses taught by those faculty would not meet during the strike, so some of those classes would have to be reduced from one credit to half a credit. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.