Dec. 1, 2017
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 14-
The Review
What Did You Do for Winter Break?
Whether it’s by volunteering, doing research, or getting ready for the job market, many college students around the country try to make the most of their time off. -
News
Preparing for a Meaningful Winter Break
These experiences are short. Making the most of them requires careful planning. -
The ReviewFrom Discipline Codes to Contractual Respect
A new approach to managing students’ behavior focuses on working with them to head off problems, not doling out punishment later. -
News
Career Exercises for College Athletes
What winter break? For players, it’s often taken up by training. So at Davidson College, career advisers plan accordingly. -
From the Archives
How a Dean Got Over Impostor Syndrome — and Thinks You Can, Too
Valerie Ashby suffered from impostor syndrome until she identified the phenomenon and spent a year practicing 10 steps to overcome it. -
Chronicle List
HBCUs With the Largest Percentage Increases in First-Time Applicants, 2014-15
About half of historically black colleges and universities reported increases in the number of applicants from 2014 to 2015. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (12/1/2017)
Roger A. Ramsammy will become president of Hudson Valley Community College, and Remylin Bruder was named provost at Rochester College. -
Students
When Alumni Interviewers Screw Up, Things Get Weird
A Harvard alum’s privacy-breaching email to applicants underscores the potential hazards of bringing outsiders into the process. -
News
‘Et Tu, Teresa?’: How Pressure Built for U. of Virginia to Condemn Racists
After white nationalists’ rally, emails show that administrators, donors, and parents saw Teresa Sullivan’s rhetoric as too equivocal. -
Leadership
Inside the U. of Virginia’s Response to a Chaotic White-Supremacist Rally
More than 3,000 pages of documents show how administrators slowly came to grips with a menacing mob, which might not have turned violent if warnings had been heeded. -
Graduate Students
How the House GOP Tax Plan Would Affect Grad Students
Students and colleges are beginning to tally the tax changes proposed in the House. For many graduate students, the increase would be big. -
Politics
Think Students Won’t Consider Opposite Political Views? Here’s How 2 Universities Got Them to Try
In a polarized America, talking about political issues is challenging. Faculty members from some Pennsylvania universities have organized events to make those tough discussions easier. -
Government
Education Dept. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students
The department did so after a Democratic senator asked for such a step from the Obama administration last fall. -
Faculty
Here’s What Sexual Harassment Looks Like in Higher Education
A mix of risk factors has made the problem particularly pervasive in the college workplace. -
News
Sexual-Harassment Case at U. of Southern California Prompts Push for Tougher Punishments
Students are asking the university to re-examine its policies, saying the sanctions imposed on a professor who violated those polices were weak. -
Admissions
Brb — Gotta Go Text Teens About College
Enrollment marketers eye another hot new way to reach prospective students, despite some nervousness. -
Diversion
Hey, Look Over Here!
When right-wing fire-starters descend, campus officials face a conundrum: how to get students, and everyone else, not to feed the trolls.
