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What’s Wrong With Writing Centers
They are set up to help privileged students, and that’s not who comes, or needs them, argues Temple University’s Lori Salem, a maverick writing-center director. -
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‘I Didn’t Know How to Ask for Help’: Stories of Students With Anxiety
You don’t have to look far to find them. Here’s what they want you to know. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (2/9/2018)
Harlan M. Sands will become president of Cleveland State University, and Dorothy Browne was named provost and vice president for academic affairs and student affairs at Bennett College. -
The Review
How Academe Breeds Resentment
The feeling is endemic to academic life. How can we overcome it? -
The Review
Why I Quit Twitter
It was time to stop disguising my social-media surfing as productivity. -
The Review
History in the Face of Catastrophe
When I lost my son, my personal and scholarly worldview changed forever. -
The Review
Add Skeptical Inquiry to Clean Living
While stressing the merits of sobriety, consider the reasons so many students get high in the first place. -
News
Incentives for Healthy Habits
James J. Hudziak has created a tech-savvy living laboratory at the University of Vermont. -
Campus Life
How a Notorious Party School Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act
A holistic wellness program at the University of Vermont takes on an entrenched campus party culture, with some signs of success. -
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The Review
Shamelessness and Hypocrisy at the MLA
These days the rhetoric of the meeting and of universities is aimed at getting Ph.D. students out of the professoriate. -
Chronicle List
Which Colleges Generate the Most First-Time Presidents?
Of the 18 colleges that have produced at least three first-time presidents for other institutions since July 2012, six had enrollments of fewer than 10,000 students. -
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Rampant Propaganda
‘White Supremacists Are Targeting College Campuses Like Never Before’
A new analysis by the Anti-Defamation League has found 346 incidents since September 2016 of fliers, stickers, banners, or posters from the racist groups. -
First Person
Lady Bird’s Cheating Problem
I can’t be the only faculty member to notice that sweet, lovable Christine is an unrepentant academic cheater. -
Campus Speech
Texas Lawmakers Weigh the Limits of Free Speech on Campus
Stories from across the Lone Star State illuminate the difficulty of balancing First Amendment protections with student safety. -
Student Life
Students With Disabilities Are Largely Ignored by Colleges’ Assault Prevention, Study Finds
Federal and college sexual-assault programs and policies are not inclusive to students with disabilities, a study found. -
Leadership
Top Faculty Committee Upset With Michigan State’s Choice of Interim Leader
John Engler, a former Michigan governor, was appointed to the temporary post in the wake of the Nassar scandal. Some faculty members are skeptical about his lack of academic-leadership experience. -
News
International Grad Students’ Interest in American Higher Ed Marks First Decline in 14 Years
Colleges and universities saw a 1-percent drop in fall enrollments and a 3-percent drop in applications. -
News
Michigan State Trustee Calls for University’s General Counsel to Resign
Patrick Fitzgerald’s investigation into the Larry Nassar case is seen as an effort to build a legal defense for Michigan State, not to shed light on sexual-assault accusations. One trustee says that Robert Noto, the university’s general counsel, must go. -
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Hypothetical ‘Shark Tank’ Session Sets Off Real Worries at U. of Baltimore
An exercise based on a reality-TV show was meant to bring novelty to a program-prioritizing meeting at the University of Baltimore. -
News
Stanford at Odds With Victim Over Plaque at Site Where Brock Turner Assaulted Her
The university proposed using the quote “I’m OK, everything’s OK” instead of the victim’s suggestions for a plaque. -
News
At Michigan State, a Shaken Campus Struggles Through Its Shame
An institution in turmoil asks what comes next. People echo similar themes: openness, a president who will take ownership of what happened, and an effort to do right by the victims. -
The Review
After Michigan State: ‘Could We Be Next?’
Colleges established training, policies, and procedures in the wake of the Penn State sex-abuse scandal. It wasn’t enough. -
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What a Big Donation Might Mean to One Department
A $75-million gift to the philosophy department at Johns Hopkins has spurred conversations about how best to use the money. -
News
Top Official at Justice Dept. Says More Colleges Should Punish Hecklers
In a speech at Northwestern University, Jesse Panuccio said it’s likely that campus speakers would not be shouted down, and violence would “abate,” if offenders faced “serious consequences.” -
News
Student Accuses College of Retaliation Over His Complaint of Professor’s Sexual Misconduct
The student said in a lawsuit that an assistant professor at Bellarmine University had begun an inappropriate relationship with him. But the Kentucky institution found that the relationship was consensual. -
The Review
Duck and Cover: Teaching Survival in Donald Trump’s America
How can we, as educators, not discuss with students the real threats posed by climate change, immigration policies — and nuclear brinkmanship? -
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The Review
Higher Education Is Drowning in BS
It is not just contributing to this country’s disastrous political condition; it is putting decent civilization at risk.