Student Lenders Scale Back, but Not All Agree They Face Crisis

NSF Should Require Some Cost Sharing, Report Says

Tracking Tags Test Privacy Boundaries at U. of Washington

Some Anthropologists Continue the Slow Push Toward Open Access

Reactions to Parag Khanna's controversial New York Times Magazine essay on the end of American hegemony.
Illustration by Christophe Vorlet

Scoping Out Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science gathers this week in Boston, and The Chronicle reports from the scene.

The Brown Bag: Read a transcript of an online discussion with Leslie Boney, top economic-development official at the University of North Carolina system, about how colleges can combine their educational missions with the expectation of becoming economic saviors as well.

Also of Interest

A look at scholars' lives: their travel, music, private passions, even their fashion — or lack of it.

Bracing for Tough Times
With a recession looming, many charities are feeling the pinch, as donations fall off and, in many cases, demand for services increases.

A guide to some of the best writing on the Web.