Nov. 17, 2017
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 12-
BackgrounderThe Scholars Behind the Quest for Reparations
They are propelling a reckoning with slavery’s legacy on campuses, in cities, at companies. What Hilary Beckles is doing represents the next step. It’s the marshaling of scholarship for a political aim: payback. -
International
International-Student Enrollment Is Slowing — and It Isn’t All Donald Trump’s Fault
A new report shows a drop in new enrollments from abroad, ending an era of unprecedented growth. -
News
How One College Decided to Invest More Responsibly
Pitzer built a fossil-fuels-free index fund and “analyzed it seven ways till Sunday,” says the chair of the investment committee. He thinks it may interest other colleges. -
Administration
Easing the Pain of Program Closings
It’s a dreaded but familiar exercise at colleges when budgets are tight and enrollment pools shrinking. There are ways, though, to minimize the distress for both faculty members and students. -
The Review
What to Consider When Closing an Academic Program
Position your institution for the future, then proceed with caution. -
Curriculum
A College Weighs Its Priorities Before Making Cuts
Morningside College eased the pain by bringing faculty members aboard to evaluate and rank programs ahead of $2.7 million in spending reductions. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (11/17/2017)
Tisa Mason will become president of Fort Hays State University, and Brown Bannister was named interim director of the School of Music at Lipscomb University. -
News
4 Ways to Make Program Closures Easier
To begin with, involve faculty members in the decisions from the start. Top-down mandates are likely to be met with suspicion. -
Commentary
Networked U.’s: This Is What Will Save Higher Ed
Through technology, multiple institutions can link together to deliver essential services at a discount. -
Government
How the GOP Tax Plan Could Hurt Graduate Students — and American Research
The plan would count tuition waivers as taxable income. That could push some students past their financial breaking points. -
Campus Speech
What Some Colleges Have Learned From Hosting Controversial Speakers
Top academic and student-affairs officials who have handled appearances by Milo Yiannopoulos and others shared lessons at a meeting held by the Council of Independent Colleges. -
News
Want to Improve Technology on Your Campus? Ask Users What They Want
How an effort to improve a classroom control panel helped one university’s professors, administrators, and tech staff find common ground. -
Economic Development
In the Competition for Amazon’s New Headquarters, Will Universities Tip the Scale?
The company’s proposed $5-billion project stands to have a transformative effect on one region and its higher-ed sector. But it’s unclear how much of a selling point that sector will be. -
Diversity
2 Flagship Universities Surveyed the Campus Climate. Here’s What They Found.
Members of minority groups at Michigan and Wisconsin reported feeling discriminated against more often than white students did. -
Finance
Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups
The planned overhaul would place new tax burdens on colleges and students, and some critics argue that it could undermine charitable giving to the institutions. -
Faculty
The Gender Pay Gap in Physics Persists
Women aren’t aggressive enough in negotiating incoming salaries, and they are less likely to ask for raises later. -
News
If Republicans Get Their Way, These Colleges Would See Their Endowments Taxed
Roughly 140 private colleges and universities would pay 1.4 percent of their net investment income under the House’s bill. Under the Senate’s bill, that number would shrink to about 27. -
Curriculum
Plan to Phase Out 2 Dozen Programs Stuns Faculty at Wisconsin-Superior
Administrators say the goal is to help overwhelmed students graduate on time by streamlining course offerings, not to cut costs. -
The Review
The Pernicious Silencing of the Adjunct Faculty
The tenuousness of their job security does no good for either teaching or learning. That’s bad for every American. -
Hiring
In Faculty Job Searches, Partner’s ‘Movability’ Affects Women More Than Men
Search committees often consider a woman’s relationship status, but not a man’s, a study has found.
