Aug. 4, 2017
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 63, Issue 42-
CITIESThe New Urban Science
Big data and big dollars are transforming the field. But scholars are struggling to keep up. -
CITIES
A Fragile Urban Consensus
Economists and sociologists finally agree: Where people live matters. Now comes the hard part. -
Cities
The Neighborhood University
Five scholars on what their universities owe their local communities. -
The Review
Power to the Cities
Cities birthed democracy. They must reassert themselves to preserve it, argues the late Benjamin Barber in his final book. -
CITIES
When Universities Swallow Cities
Is it in the public interest to have giant urban campuses freeload off their neighbors’ taxes? -
CITIES
How the Government Segregated America
A new book recounts the forgotten history of housing discrimination. -
News
Teaching the Art of the Difficult Classroom Conversation
Today’s minefield of political and social issues requires even the most experienced educators to step carefully. -
News
Training Graduate Students to Be Effective Teachers
More colleges are making it a priority to teach future faculty members how to teach. -
News
Selected New Books on Higher Education
Topics include an examination of the quality of teaching at colleges and a survival guide for getting through medical school. -
The Review
Award-Winning Teachers Reflect on Their Training
Faculty members tell us what they wished they had learned or are grateful they did learn about teaching when they were doctoral students. -
News
A Look at Teacher-Training Programs for Graduate Students
Universities often offer orientations and workshops, though not all programs are mandatory. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (8/4/2017)
Subra Suresh, who stepped down this summer as president of Carnegie Mellon, will lead a university in Singapore. The University of California named a new provost. -
News
Inside the Struggles of a Less-Selective College
By embedding himself in an admissions office, an author saw up close the difficulties of providing valued degrees to underserved students. -
The Review
The Risks of Focusing on Character in Admissions
Consider both the ethical implications and the technical challenges of including “grit” on a checklist of attributes. -
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Chronicle List
Universities With the Highest Research-and-Development Spending Financed by Business
Of the more than $4 billion that universities spent on business-financed research and development in the 2015 fiscal year, over half went to the life sciences, and over a quarter to engineering. -
Admissions
Measuring Clicks, Emotions, and Brain Waves: Student Recruitment Keeps Evolving
The multibillion-dollar industry is constantly trying new ways to get inside applicants’ minds. -
Government
How One State’s Budget Crisis Has Hamstrung Its Public Universities
Louisiana spends the least per student on higher education among all the states. Here’s a look at how that has affected public universities and colleges on the ground. -
From the Archives
Who’s Left to Defend Tommy Curry?
A black philosopher at Texas A&M thought forcing a public discussion about race and violence was his job. Turns out people didn’t want to hear it. -
News
Enemies, Emails, Whistle-Blowers: Why Did Texas A&M Fire Its Provost?
Karan Watson was fired just weeks before she was scheduled to step down, after an audit found an appearance of a conflict of interest. She says there’s reason to believe other factors were at work. -
The Chronicle Interview
Why Do We Ask ‘Why?’ A Scientist Tries to Pin Down an Elusive Human Trait
In a new book, the astrophysicist Mario Livio explores the nature of curiosity and its “irresistible appeal.” -
News
Months After ‘Transracialism’ Flap, Controversy Still Rages at Feminist Philosophy Journal
The Board of Directors of Hypatia temporarily suspended the authority of the Associate Editorial Board. Then the associate editors reportedly resigned. -
Leadership & Governance
A Warning, a Crusade, and a Public Reckoning at the U. of Florida
A lawyer’s requests for records provide a rare look at the inner workings of a top public-research university. It’s not pretty. -
Faculty
A Case of Mistaken Identity Spurs Hateful Messages for a Sikh Professor
The website Campus Reform corrected an article that initially purported to show the professor (it was actually his brother) giving two middle fingers to Trump Tower. But not before the hate started pouring in. -
Backgrounder
When Substance Abuse Hits the C-Suite
The University of Southern California’s cautious response to a former dean’s drug abuse highlights an uneasy balance of compassion and accountability that such cases often evoke. -
Sexual Assault
Students Accused of Sexual Assault Have the Government’s Ear. What Are Their Goals?
These students and their allies stress that they want the campus disciplinary process to be fair. But that’s not all they’re fighting for. -
News
‘If There’s an Organized Outrage Machine, We Need an Organized Response’
In a time when scholars’ comments can bring them under intense scrutiny, professors contemplate ways to actively support their colleagues. -
Commentary
Black Colleges, Teetering on the Brink, Must Chart a New Path
State disinvestment, mismanagement, and scandal have jeopardized their future. But they are indispensable to our nation’s potential.
