Feb. 2, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 21-
NewsAn Economist Argues That Our Education System Is Largely Useless
School and college, boring as they are, do little to make us smarter or more prepared for work, says Bryan Caplan, who proposes a profound change. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (2/2/2018)
Jacqueline Screws will become president of Chattahoochee Valley Community College, and Elizabeth Kiss was named warden and chief executive of the Rhodes Trust at the University of Oxford. -
News
Who Should Oversee Athletes’ Academic Progress?
The athletic director or the provost? The question comes to the fore at Ohio University. -
The Review
How to (Maybe) Reduce Academic Fraud in Athletics
To make sure college athletes receive a meaningful education, the faculty must take control. -
Chronicle List
4-Year Colleges That Drew the Highest Percentages of First-Time Students From Out of State, Fall 2016
Among the colleges that drew the highest percentages of first-time students from other states were elite private institutions on the East Coast. -
The Review
Why Community Colleges Are Good for You
These unsung engines of higher education deserve the resources and respect to be equal partners with four-year institutions. -
Nassar Scandal
How an Army of Survivors Toppled a President
Public anger over a sex-abuse scandal forced Michigan State’s leader from office — and demonstrated that ignorance may no longer be an adequate defense for leaders of institutions tainted by scandal. -
Faculty Productivity
UT-Austin Professors Join Campaign Against Faculty-Productivity Company
The Faculty Council passed a resolution urging the University of Texas’ flagship to make no use of the company, Academic Analytics, especially for promotion, tenure, and related decisions. -
Faculty Conduct
U. of Rochester Faculty Postpones Vote on Censuring Professor Over Sex With Students
The Faculty Senate shelved a motion that said T. Florian Jaeger had failed to uphold moral standards expected of professors. -
News
Faculty Leaders Express Support for U. of Arizona’s Departing Provost
Professors say a lawsuit’s allegation that Andrew Comrie made “sexist and demeaning comments toward female deans” doesn’t square with the man they know. -
In the States
State Spending on Higher Education Has Inched Upward. But Most Public Colleges Can’t Celebrate.
National gains in appropriations might seem like a positive sign. Just three states, though, accounted for the vast majority of those gains. -
News
How a Nagging Detail Plays Out in a Presidential Search
As the case of Ithaca College’s Shirley Collado reveals, it might be a ticking time bomb. -
Students
How 4 Activists at Berkeley Helped Get an Undocumented Student Out of Detainment
After learning that he had been arrested by federal agents during the winter break, they began a national campaign for his release. -
The Review
An Insider’s Take on Assessment: It May Be Worse Than You Thought
A recent journal report says that measuring learning outcomes is not working — and that this is no surprise to assessors.
