This guide doesn't tell you whether you should bring iced coffee to your academic job interviews, it is full of practical advice, like how to navigate applications, interviews, offers and what comes next. chroni.cl/46IYytS

In a testimony against a bid by Oregon State's women's basketball players to unionize, the Oregon State's provost said he left the same position at Louisiana State after the state's governor ordered administrators to bring out a live tiger at football games. Details here: chroni.cl/4ybanov

The DOJ has now sued all states with laws granting in-state college tuition to eligible undocumented students. But 20 years ago, several Republican politicians voted for them. For @chronicle, I looked at what has (and hasn't) changed — and what it means. chronicle.com/article/how-a-…

In-state tuition for undocumented students has become a weapon for President Trump in his crusade to reshape higher education. Two decades ago, those policies passed with bipartisan support. chroni.cl/4d7t2sV

Cornell published on Tuesday a report on "the future of the American university." It follows arguably similar reports from Yale, Vanderbilt, andWashU. What do all these documents say about the state of higher ed? chroni.cl/4d7symB

The University of Arizona says it is tightening standards, and its first-year class is smaller. We’re tracking this and other campus-finance moves, including a $225-million budget cut at the University of Minnesota. chroni.cl/4rEvptq

Syracuse missed its undergraduate-enrollment target, creating a $30-million deficit. Now its new chancellor wants a mostly faculty committee to propose “disruptive and potentially unpopular” reforms — and answer what a $95,000-a-year education is worth. chroni.cl/4xLOIlR

From the archive: For many doctoral students and postdocs, the old advice — wait for the academic job market to improve — may no longer be enough. chroni.cl/4rt8Qrr

For some scholars, AI is a grammar helper. For others, it has become something closer to a ghostwriter. That divide is forcing colleges, journals, and faculty members to ask: If the ideas are human, how much AI-written prose is too much? chroni.cl/3VeIEVo

Cornell’s report on the future of the American university starts with a blunt finding: Employers have a “jarring” skepticism of higher ed’s ability to prepare new graduates for the workplace. chroni.cl/4xEKGLV

Dartmouth College’s provost has quietly been using generative AI to help write op-eds and academic articles, the campus newspaper reported earlier this week. Now he’s caught up in a faculty firestorm. chronicle.com/article/dartmo… w/ @shea_tvance

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The University of Oregon has received a $1-billion donation to start an engineering college. It’s a major investment in a new academic unit as other campuses weigh cuts, closures, and budget pressure. Get the latest campus-finance updates. chroni.cl/4hq3V5S

A Texas Republican candidate criticized a photo of South Asian students celebrating at a UT-Austin football game, saying “Americans have been displaced by foreigners.” The backlash has opened a broader debate over belonging, admissions, and race in higher ed. Our latest episode of College Matters from The Chronicle dives into the controversy. chroni.cl/4hjDP4t

NEW: It’s hard enough to discourage students from using AI. It’s harder when the provost does it in his published work, faculty members said. A look inside Dartmouth’s campus firestorm over its chief academic officer’s AI use. @chronicle @garrettshanley chronicle.com/article/dartmo…

Students at Dartmouth are required to disclose any use of AI in coursework to their professors, at the risk of facing disciplinary action. But the college's chief academic officer, the provost, said that he has used AI without disclosure in a range of published work. chroni.cl/3TNwqTi

New: Colleges are releasing 2026 fall enrollment figures. Here's a snapshot: - Alfred State College reports a slight increase - Louisiana State U. at Eunice enrollment is up by 23 percent - Lindsey Wilson U. adds 250 students Get the latest here: chroni.cl/4AyueQk

What is Black studies for: intellectual inquiry, activism, student support, or some mix of all three? Vincent W. Lloyd, a professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, discusses Harold Cruse’s legacy and why he thinks the intellectual project of Black studies should remain distinct from university DEI bureaucracy. chroni.cl/4yKBab2

Higher ed’s next generation of leaders need more than just good instincts. That’s why we started Decision Points, a free, weekly newsletter for higher ed leaders. Each issue will explain an issue on campus, who was in the room, the trade-offs, and what happened. Sign up: chroni.cl/4rvJWaH

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