Oct. 20, 2017
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 8-
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The Review
The Digital-Humanities Bust
After a decade of investment and hype, what has the field accomplished? Not much. -
The Review
The Mythology of Jackson State
The 1970 shootings were about racist police brutality, not the Vietnam War. -
The Review
A Practical Approach to Campus Speakers
An expert on civil discourse suggests three ways to set aside grand political theory and focus on your institution’s needs. -
The Review
Is Professorial Branding for You? Yes, It Is
Take control of the ways that you and your work are perceived. -
News
Tell the World What You Do
Colleges need the good will of legislators and the public. To get it, they must explain what they do and why it’s important. Michigan State University is training faculty members to do that. -
News
Communication 101 for Professors
A growing number of institutions offer opportunities for faculty members to learn how to talk to the general public about their research in a way that is easy to understand. -
News
Groundbreaking Researcher Urges Conversations About Race Anew
For students, stepping out of comfort zones and interacting across racial and ethnic lines is key to their education, says Beverly Daniel Tatum. -
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News
The Lure of the Lazy River
How the wooing of students, and the cultivation of their desires, shifts the priorities and the role of the modern university. -
Chronicle List
Colleges With the Highest Student-Mobility Rates, 2014
City University of New York campuses made a strong showing on a measure of how far college students rise above their parents’ economic circumstances. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (10/20/2017)
A General Electric executive will lead the University of Montana; 15 academics are among the winners of the MacArthur awards. -
In the States
With an Ambitious Merger Proposal, Wisconsin Charts Its Own Course for Change
Plenty of states are facing similar challenges, but none have proposed a restructuring plan on the scale that Wisconsin is considering. -
Campus Security
What Berkeley’s $800,000 Did — and Didn’t — Buy During ‘Free Speech Week’
A heavy police presence? Check. Logistics for a Milo Yiannopoulos appearance? Definitely. A sense of security across campus? That’s much harder to come by. -
The Chronicle Review
The CIA’s Favorite College President
Graham Spanier rolled out the red carpet for the intelligence services to conduct covert operations involving colleges. -
Hurricane Diary
At the U. of Puerto Rico After Maria
The university’s 11 campuses were hard hit by Hurricane Maria. Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, a professor of the humanities at one of them, describes his experience of the storm. -
The Review
Only Drastic Changes Can Fix College Basketball
As the latest scandal shows, the NCAA isn’t doing its job. Let’s tear it down and start over. -
News
Can Social Science Tell Us How Much Gerrymandering Is Too Much?
In the spotlight of a Supreme Court case over whether Wisconsin lawmakers drew the state’s districts unconstitutionally, the discipline sees both its power and its limits. -
Legal
With Title IX Guidance in Flux, It May Be ‘Open Hunting Season’ for Lawyers
Obama-era guidance led to more lawyers representing accused rapists on campus. Now that the guidance has been rescinded, even more lawyers may get involved. -
Campus Speech
After a Speaker Is Shouted Down, William & Mary Becomes New Flash Point in Free-Speech Fight
Student protesters stopped the head of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Virginia office from speaking. She called their actions a “classic example of a heckler’s veto.” -
Students
Racist Incidents Plague U. of Michigan, Angering Students and Testing Leaders
Students on the Ann Arbor campus want the perpetrators caught, and administrators more vehement in their condemnation. -
News
Should Universities Ban Single-Gender Discussion Panels?
A recent move by a school at George Washington University raises the question of how to best encourage gender diversity at the events, whether on campuses or at academic conferences. -
Government
DeVos Keeps Higher Ed — and Reporters — at Arm’s Length
The education secretary’s aversion to the national news media and her communication style have created a knowledge gap for college leaders seeking to understand her philosophy on higher ed.
