Jan. 26, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 20-
NewsAppointments, Resignations, Deaths (1/26/2018)
Katie Leonard will become president of Johnson College, and Thomas A. Owens was named president of Duke University Hospital. -
The Review
The Futile Quest to Make Trumpism Intellectually Respectable
Academics may be flunking Trump 101, but paying more attention to conservative ideas won’t help. -
The Review
The End of Academe: Free Speech and the Silencing of Dissent
When words and violence are construed as equal, an exchange of ideas is no longer possible. -
The Review
The Simplest Course I Ever Taught
We too often strive for complexity and comprehensiveness in the classroom. Simplicity can be better. -
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News
After Seven Suicides, a Professor Unearths Stories of Where People Find Resilience
Daniel Jackson, a computer scientist, photographed and interviewed people at MIT to share how they have coped with competitive academics, personal loss, and suicidal feelings. -
News
How Enrollment Challenges Can Spur Change
In The Chronicle’s fifth survey of enrollment and tuition revenue, private institutions especially reported trouble meeting their goals. -
News
The Hope and Hype of the Academic Innovation Center
Some colleges are betting these hubs can bring about change, but can you orchestrate creativity? -
The Review
Teaching Across a Cultural Chasm
For teachers to succeed in the environments where they find themselves, they must learn how to understand the strengths that children bring to the classroom. -
News
Making Sexual-Assault Hearings Fair
How colleges train and choose those who serve on Title IX panels is changing. -
The Review
Whom to Look for in a Title IX Hearing Panel
The role isn’t for everyone — it’s intense and complicated — but colleges that put in the effort to find and train the right people will be rewarded. -
What I’m Reading: ‘The Teenage Brain’
New insights into teenagers’ cognitive development suggest that professors might need to rethink the way they design courses. -
News
Contemplating a Campus’s Coal-Mining Legacy
In a new book, an English professor at a university built on top of a coal mine considers the environmental questions that raises. -
News
Selected New Books on Higher Education
Among the latest topics are intercultural teaching, disability’s place in diversity efforts, and the challenges for Asian-American studies. -
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Chronicle List
Largest Private Gifts to Higher Education, 2017
Thirty-five private gifts valued at $50 million or more were announced by colleges and universities in 2017. -
The Review
What’s So Dangerous About Jordan Peterson?
Not long ago, he was an obscure psychology professor. Now he leads a flock of die-hard disciples. -
News
U. of Rochester Report on Professor’s Alleged Harassment Gets Mixed Reviews
How can an investigation find inappropriate, unprofessional, and offensive behavior, and “gross lapses of judgment,” yet still conclude there were no violations of university policy? -
News
How Students Can Shape the Design of Their Courses
The practice brings a host of benefits, like helping students reflect on their learning and giving professors fresh ideas. -
Advice
10 Common Grant-Writing Mistakes
It might not be the science that brought you a rejection but the nonscientific gaffes in your proposal. -
The Review
Stop Defending the Liberal Arts
We inevitably sound defensive and self-interested. Let others do the defending for us. -
The Review
How Colleges Silence Eccentrics
Speech codes impose impossible behavioral standards on people with personality quirks or mental “disorders.”
