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Diversifying a Discipline
What one cohort of black female Ph.D.s in philosophy says about the challenges facing academe as it tries to be more inclusive. -
The Review
New U.S. Visa Policy Puts Security Too Far Above Scientific Progress
The visa difficulties of a British expert in tropical parasitology show that American policy makers must find a way for scientists to travel to the United States as freely as they do elsewhere. -
Enrollment
Honors Colleges Promise Prestige, but They Don’t All Deliver
With no standard definition of what makes an honors college, efforts range from thriving scholarly communities to underfunded programs with few real offerings. -
The Truth-Teller
Once a Small-College Champion, Now a Tough Critic
Alice Brown spent more than two decades championing small liberal-arts institutions. Today she argues that some of them should close. -
News
The Week: What You Need to Know About the Past Seven Days
In the first week of spring, campus controversies blossomed: What’s the best way to contextualize Confederate statues? Prevent anti-Semitism? Balance freedom of religion with a government goal? -
News
For a Campus That Balked at a Plunge Into Online Learning, a New Chief
Mary Papazian is giving up a presidency in the East to lead San Jose State University, in her home state of California. -
The Review
When the Professor’s Trauma Is an Open Book
How will revealing that he was raped as a teenager affect his life and teaching? -
The Review
Of Mice and Men
A biologist muses on the resilience and life cycles of rodents and scholars. -
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The Review
The Critic’s Soul
Today’s literary scholars can learn from the generalist Erich Auerbach. -
The Review
Trump and History
Historical analogies should expand our political imagination, not foreclose the future. -
What I’m Reading: ‘Notes on My Dunce Cap’
A creative-writing professor is attracted to a book that upends the traditional workshop setting. -
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News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (4/1/2016)
Top Chief Executives County College of Morris, Anthony Iacono Fullerton College, Greg Schulz Harrison College at Anderson, Arlene Haase King University, Alexander Whitaker IV Miami University (Ohio), Gregory Crawford Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Sharon Pierce Oxnard College, Cynthia… -
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Deadlines (4/1/2016)
Awards and prizes April 1: Social and behavioral sciences. Brandeis University is accepting nominations for the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, which recognizes an individual who has made outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. The award… -
News
1982: A Hard Look at Drinking on Campus
In light of the problems caused by alcohol abuse, colleges began to question their traditional attitude of benign neglect. -
Research Ethics
A Year After a Climate-Change Controversy, Smithsonian and Journals Still Seek Balance on Disclosure Rules
Wei-Hock (Willie) Soon traded on connections to Harvard and the Smithsonian while failing to disclose that energy companies had supported his research on global warming. The institutions say there’s only so much they can do to keep it from happening again. -
Publishing
Are Preprints Becoming the New Norm in Biology? Not So Fast
Superstar biologists have grabbed headlines by putting their work directly online. For the rank and file, though, the system still runs on peer review. -
Religious Colleges
In Supreme Court Fight Over Contraception, Each Side Accuses the Other of Obstinance
The court’s conservatives asked whether the government could do more to accommodate objections by religious colleges and others. The liberal justices suggested those groups are making excessive demands. -
Leadership
Students Should Feel Like ‘Equal Partners,’ Says Missouri’s First Chief Diversity Officer
Kevin G. McDonald, who was hired on Wednesday, says he will bring an aptitude for building consensus and resolving conflict to the challenges that the university system faces. -
Faculty
AAUP Slams Education Dept. and Colleges Over Title IX Enforcement
In a new report, the American Association of University Professors argues that current efforts to fight sexual harassment and assault on campuses are trampling faculty rights and undermining broader equity goals. -
Science
In an Era of Tighter Budgets, Researchers Find Tenure Without Grants
No major funding, no chance at becoming a full professor, right? Now that there’s less federal money to go around, that’s no longer the case. -
The Chronicle Review
Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists?
Nascent terrorists seem to be drawn to engineering. Their education may further radicalize them. -
Campus Climate
In Explaining Confederate Symbols, Colleges Struggle to Summarize History
Many universities have pledged to put Confederate monuments in historical context. For those charged with drafting the language, that proves difficult. -
State Support
What a Funding Fracas Could Mean for the Future of CUNY
Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s governor, has called for the state to shift $485 million of its contribution to the university system onto New York City. But the city has balked, leaving faculty members concerned. -
Election 2016
On One Campus, a Trump Rally Leaves Scars
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s president hailed a rally last week as a victory for free speech. Students and professors who protested see it differently. -
Technology
Academic Publishers Experiment With ‘Altmetrics’ to Track Reach and Impact
Authors can benefit from having more data on how and where their work is being discussed, proponents say. -
Re:Learning
How LinkedIn Views Its Role in Education
Should colleges be worried about this mammoth new education player? The Chronicle spoke with Michael Korcuska, LinkedIn’s vice president of management for learning, who says no. -
Teaching
The Subfield That Is Changing the Landscape of Literary Studies
Climate fiction, or cli-fi for short, is featured in more and more English-lit courses across the country. Here’s what it’s all about. -
Community Colleges
California’s 2-Year Colleges Explore a New Accreditation Model
The community colleges are moving forward with plans to change how they are accredited but not necessarily their accreditor. -
Admissions
There’s More Than Protests to Blame for Mizzou’s Enrollment Woes
University officials expected the numbers to fall for a variety of reasons. But with the threat of big budget cuts, they’re scrambling to convince prospective students that the campus is a safe and welcoming space. -
Commentary
Stop Worrying About Guns in the Classroom. They’re Already Here.
People who fear the prospect of legal, concealed weapons on campuses are being just as irrational as those who refuse to leave the house unarmed. -
On Course
Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class
Don’t waste them trying to cram in eight more points or call out as many reminders as possible. -
On Leadership
Video: Heading a University System With Nervous Professors
With the University of Wisconsin’s board expected to vote soon on new tenure policies, Raymond W. Cross, the system’s president, describes the challenges he faces in both reassuring professors and making lawmakers more supportive of higher education.