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Our 10 most-read stories this month. [Weekly Briefing Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Our most-read stories this month By the time you read this, I will have just finished walking a portion of the Camino de Santiago, a historic pilgrimage in Spain, with my sister and father. That’s why this week you’re not getting the usual summary of one of our top stories. Instead, I’m sharing The Chronicle’s 10 most-read stories this month. - [The Last Houses of Shoe Lane: How a Virginia College Expanded by Uprooting a Black Neighborhood]( - [In These Red States, Professors Are Eyeing the Exits]( - [When Your Professor Disappears and No One Will Tell You Why]( - [What the Public Really Thinks About Higher Education]( - [What Will Determine AI’s Impact on College Teaching? 5 Signs to Watch.]( - [West Virginia U.’s Faculty Votes No Confidence in Gordon Gee]( - [A Messy Divorce: The Dissolution of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Poses a Novel Risk to Tenure](. - [Here’s How Yale Is Changing Its Admissions Practices for a New Era]( - [Meet the Cybersecurity Threat Haunting Community Colleges: ‘Ghost Students’]( - [The ‘Linchpin’ Job That Sits Between the President and the Board]( ADVERTISEMENT NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. Lagniappe - Learn. Americans return so many retail products that there’s a whole cottage industry devoted to our [unwanted stuff](. (The New Yorker) - Taste. Want to show off your [taste or wealth]( Pistachios have been a luxury since the early Roman era. (Taste) - Read. This is the story of two Naomis. For years, the writer and intellectual Naomi Klein has been mistaken for the author Naomi Wolf, who started her career as a feminist intellectual but is now known for peddling conspiracy theories. Klein follows her doppelgänger [down a political rabbit hole](. (The Guardian) —Fernanda SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. Chronicle Top Reads MISSION AND MESSAGE [Americans Value Good Teaching. Do Colleges?]( By Beth McMurtrie [STORY IMAGE]( The evidence doesn’t look good. AN ADVANTAGE [After Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Will Early Decision Be the Next to Go?]( By J. Brian Charles [STORY IMAGE]( The practice favors wealthy, white students, but colleges say it helps them plan ahead and recruit more loyal students. PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MÊME CHOSE [The ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Here, With an Altered Formula and Few Defectors]( By Francie Diep [STORY IMAGE]( After months of agitation from law and medical schools, the vast majority of colleges seem to have cooperated with U.S. News for its undergraduate-program rankings. FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [College as a Public Good - The Chronicle Store]( [College as a Public Good]( Public confidence in higher education has fallen in recent years, with barely half of Americans seeing it in a positive light. [Order this report today]( to examine the many roles colleges play in their local communities and how institutions are reimagining their outreach to rebuild public trust. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037