Nov. 11, 2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 63, Issue 12-
First PersonThere Is Such a Thing as a Good Retreat
How to plan a faculty and staff retreat that people will actually find valuable. -
News
A New Front of Activism
When making their case for tenure, minority professors say they feel penalized for one of the reasons they were hired: being different. If colleges are to succeed at diversifying the faculty, this might be the sticking point. -
News
Stretched to Capacity
Campus counseling centers are making changes and building partnerships in an effort to meet the increasing demand for their services. -
News
How Some Colleges Use Teletherapy to Reach More Students
Colleges are wary about offering online help in lieu of face-to-face counseling, but some early adopters have seen real benefits. -
News
Mental Health in Minnesota: Where Student Activism Spurred Change
Stories of unmet needs resulted in plans to hire more full-time employees, and more therapists from underserved populations. -
News
‘We Need to Rethink’
Marvin Krislov, president of Oberlin College, reflects on student demands, inauthentic bánh mì, and the tumultuous final years of his decade-long term. -
The Review
Higher Education Has Lost Control of Its Own Narrative
But it can be regained, college by college, with a commitment to define a compelling, shared vision. -
The Review
How Trustees Can Do Better at Presidential Transitions
Board members have a duty, both legal and ethical, to be fully engaged in the hiring of a new leader and in the months that follow. -
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The Chronicle Review
The Past and Future of Higher Education
The Chronicle’s 50th anniversary is an occasion to take stock of the world we cover. What ideas and arguments might shape the next 50 years? -
News
Feuding Over Sex-Assault Scandal Intensifies Spotlight on Baylor
This week, the university unveiled a website that it has used to challenge critics. Its actions have riled some alumni and upset campus activists. -
Faculty
Can Colleges Train Professors to Steer Clear of Microaggressions?
After a student’s blog post on a perceived microaggression went viral, her university announced new training for faculty. Here is what such trainings might accomplish. -
Leadership
After Troubled Times, Missouri System Picks an Academic as Its Leader
Mun Y. Choi, now the University of Connecticut’s provost, says his first task in his new role will be to listen. He’ll also have to balance sometimes competing demands from lawmakers, students, and others. -
Technology
Ride-Sharing Services and Boundary-Blurring Buildings: A Vision of the Future Campus
Don’t expect the residential experience to go away any time soon. But it might start to look pretty different, thanks in large part to the internet of things. -
News
Her Students Asked About Police Shootings. So She Created a Guide for Them.
A 48-page course reader by a professor at Montclair State University has taken on a second life and illustrated students’ desire to use the classroom as a place to discuss the issue. -
News
The Tricky Task of Teaching About Trump
The Republican nominee’s boundary-defying presidential campaign has political-science professors debating how much to express their views in the classroom. -
Students
What BYU’s New Immunity Clause Could Mean for Sex-Assault Victims
To encourage students to report cases of sexual violence, the Mormon university will grant them amnesty from Honor Code discipline. -
Students
‘Not Your Language’: How a Classroom Interaction Led a Student to Speak Out on Microaggressions
A Suffolk University student’s blog post about being accused of plagiarism sparked a larger conversation about implicit bias in the classroom. -
Race on Campus
When a Grad Student Called on Black Academics to Vent, Hundreds Answered
A Northwestern University graduate student invited other academics on Twitter to air examples of racism and microaggressions in higher education. Here’s what he says is driving him. -
First Person
Tips for Managing Curmudgeons
How to approach faculty members who find your administrative buzzwords insufferable.
