Chronicle of Higher Education Audio: Interviews

Paul Freedman, CEO of Altius

Jane Wellman, executive director of the Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity, and Accountability, explains why college is so expensive?and what we can do about it.

Mark Hyman wrote a snarky article about parents who put their kids through surgery to preserve their athletic potential. Two years later, he did the same thing, and then wrote a book about it.

The founder and MC of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony recalls highlights from the awards' 20-year run--and tells us what to expect in 2011.

Western Governors U. doesn't let its professors issue grades. Instead, the institution leaves that task to a team of independent evaluators. Jeff Young, a Chronicle reporter, explains how it all works?and why other institutions are paying attention.

Plenty of students start their college search online, so a recent rise in deceptive search-engine advertising isn't something to be taken lightly. Josh Keller, a Chronicle reporter, explains what colleges can do to protect their names online.

Barbara Vacarr, once a nontraditional student herself, tells The Chronicle that she can understand the risks and rewards of adult learning.

At the National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual meeting, a consultant offers advice on key ingredients in the academic workplace.

In an interview at the Nacubo meeting, Brent Ruben of Rutgers University at New Brunswick offers advice on a range of issues facing college presidents.

A controversial new regulation released by the Education Department has Wall Street and Capitol Hill buzzing. Chronicle editors and reporters Brad Wolverton, Kelly Field, and Goldie Blumenstyk describe the impact of the rule and what's likely to happen next with it.

For Sale: Jobs in the U.S.

John Lawlor: How Students Are ?Buying Down? to Their ?Next Best? College Choices

Eric Barron, the president of Florida State University, is also a climatologist and the former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He tells us how he plans to stay active in his field of study?and what his institution will do to tackle climate change.

Scott S. Cowen, president of Tulane University, explains how he adjusted the definition of his job in the years after Hurricane Katrina.

Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), talks about how university bureaucrats and their fear of litigation can hurt free speech.