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When the pandemic hit, advocates expected apprenticeship programs to die off as companies retrenched to survive, but their support for apprenticeships held steady. “The only bipartisan thing left in this country is apprenticeship.” chroni.cl/4wBYqrQ

Opinion | Don't miss the Chronicle Review's interview with Harvey Mansfield. chroni.cl/4eID59w

Finance Live Updates: 52 People to Be Laid Off at Portland State U. chroni.cl/4nug2Sf

Commencement speakers once gave colleges a dose of prestige. Now the invitation can become a crisis exercise, as campuses weigh student celebration against politics, protest, social-media scrutiny, and the risk of looking either careless or cowed. chroni.cl/4uONvZQ

The temporary shutdown of Canvas, a popular learning-management system, hobbled higher education and exposed the sector’s obsession with efficiencies that may not serve students in the long run. chroni.cl/3PFGR9u

Opinion | Nicholas Christakis, who was at the center of a watershed controversy at Yale over a decade ago, talks campus politics now. chroni.cl/4wxGkHf

From the Archives: Is it better to be told you’re not cut out for college, and guided toward training that may cost less and lead to a solid job? Or is it better to shoot for a bachelor’s degree, with the risk that you might fail and be worse off? chroni.cl/4dwfR4m

The Trump administration is remaking higher ed on multiple fronts at once: DEI bans, antisemitism investigations, shrinking the Education Department, and revoking visas for student protesters. We're tracking it all. chroni.cl/48VJKto

The Chronicle's free webinar series explores the Trump administration's impact on colleges. Join our experts May 20 at 1 p.m. ET for the latest installment: chroni.cl/4duIYF5

The jury is out on whether using AI gets in the way of developing critical-thinking skills, but small studies can offer some insights. chroni.cl/4u9dX0i

For years, there has been a dominant narrative about college: Earning a degree is the surest pathway to the American dream. Lately, though, thanks to AI and economic shifts, that story line has begun to unravel. chroni.cl/4npsSkt

A new study reports that while college credentials pay off on average, outcomes vary widely based on the college students attend, their major, and their academic achievements in high school. chroni.cl/4flknoB

Canvas's outage last week validated years of faculty anxiety about higher education's dependence on private tech vendors. Most say the likely response is a new vendor, not a new approach. chroni.cl/4nppCpi

Opinion | With Canvas, students and faculty alike are currently dependent on, and imprisoned in, a system that does not, and will never, meet their needs. chroni.cl/4uK6kxc

From the Archives: For decades, says Ellen Schrecker, outside forces have undermined public higher education. A divided academy has failed to combat them effectively. chroni.cl/4dpjJnC

Opinion | Everyone knows teaching evaluations don't work. So why do we still have them? chroni.cl/4wJaho3

A top official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called optional practical training a “magnet for fraud” and promised to “relentlessly investigate” wrongdoing in the work program for foreign graduates of U.S. colleges. chroni.cl/4dkQl1Q

The Trump administration wants to impose fixed deadlines for international students to leave the United States. Colleges worry it could discourage students from coming in the first place. chroni.cl/4nplUfx

When budget cuts occur, some areas are protected more than others. chroni.cl/48Ypmrz

Full transparency in admissions is easy to demand but hard to deliver. chroni.cl/3R64dFJ