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Coming discussionsThursday, July 24, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
Four years ago, The Chronicle published a lengthy report on the booming business of diploma mills. The report described how some sophisticated purveyors of spurious degrees were making millions of dollars a year, how intertwined the schemes often were with legitimate higher education, how frequently those operations used fake accreditors and other trappings of legitimacy to mask their frauds, and how many professors had made use of bogus diplomas to advance their careers. Four years later, how much has changed? Is it easier to tell a diploma mill from a real university? What about international institutions? Or online ones? What should be the role of state and federal governments in policing nonaccredited institutions? What does a diploma even mean anymore? Previous discussionsThursday, June 12, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
The opinion pages of The Chronicle, both in print and online, have changed in recent months. In the main news section, we've created the Commentary section for opinion pieces about higher-education policy. The Chronicle Review, meanwhile, has gone through a redesign and an expansion of its book coverage, with the goal of being the essential publication charting the world of ideas. And online we've created the new Brainstorm group blog, with contributions from nine prominent academics and analysts. What kinds of essays are we looking for in each section? What issues have stirred the most reader interest? What would you like to see us give more (or less) attention to?
Thursday, April 24, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
Mobile learning and outsourcing e-mail operations are two of the hottest topics in campus IT today. Kevin Roberts knows a lot about both of them. He has moved his institution, Abilene Christian University, from a home-grown e-mail system to Google Apps for Education, and overseen experiments in group learning using various Google applications. He also has pushed for mobile computing, providing free iPhones to faculty members and students to create and complete course work from anywhere on the campus. How has it worked out? Can his experiences serve as models for other institutions? And what has been the reaction to those changes on his campus? Do students and faculty members have different views?
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About live discussions
Join Chronicle editors every Thursday at noon, U.S. Eastern time, for the Brown Bag, a new online discussion. Each week we will be joined by an expert from the world of college finance, technology, management, or other fields for a free and freewheeling discussion. Suggest a topic or guest. 
Go beyond the headlines as we discuss topics making news with the experts in Colloquy. Discussion TranscriptsMarketing Your College in the Age of Advertising Good college marketing requires more than a sleek new logo. For an increasing number of institutions, branding campaigns and market research have become key elements in a college's arsenal of strategies for reaching prospective students, faculty members, and donors. ... (4/10/2008) College Tuition, Student Aid, and the Tax SeasonTax season brings all sorts of financial headaches, especially for families facing the formidable cost of a college education. Figuring out how to save for higher education can be especially daunting because of the varying tax penalties that can result from different savings options. What are the most common mistakes families make when applying for financial aid? ... (3/27/2008) The Power Behind the NCAA Men's Basketball TournamentSooner than you'd think, the March Madness of the NCAA men's basketball tournament will be upon us. Frenzied fans will become more fanatical, brackets will be filled out, debates about teams on the bubble will break out... (3/6/2008) Teacher Feature: Brushing Up on Your Classroom TechniqueIs your teaching technique a little rusty? Your classroom routine a tad tired? Come share your stories, tips, and questions about motivating students, personalizing a large lecture class... (2/21/2008) Forums
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