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The Review
When ‘Failure Is OK’ Is Not OK
Not all students are privileged enough to be cavalier about their academic performance. -
News
How to Identify and Invest in High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
“There is an abundance of talent in every community in every ZIP code in this country,” says Daniel Porterfield, president of Franklin & Marshall College. If you can’t find it, try harder. -
Faculty Evaluation
Most Professors Hate Post-Tenure Review. A Better Approach Might Look Like This.
Skill development and guidance from colleagues take precedence at the University of Denver. -
Faculty
Peer-to-Peer Guidance
At key junctions in their careers, professors at the University of Denver are urged to seek advice from more-experienced colleagues. -
Faculty
The Evolution of a Faculty-Focused Approach
At the University of Denver, faculty members overcame anger and distrust to hammer out a novel set of post-tenure policies. -
The Review
Who’s Teaching the Teachers?
The lack of pedagogical training for graduate students persists even though, in many fields, the jobs they compete for increasingly emphasize teaching. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (2/16/2018)
Miles K. Davis, Shenandoah University’s business dean, will lead Linfield College, and Karen L. Abrams will be dean of Duke Law School. -
Chronicle List
Recent Private Gifts to Higher Education (February 2018)
The Johns Hopkins University announced a gift of $75 million that will allow it to greatly expand its philosophy department. -
News
The Sex Study That Could Alter Our Understanding of Campus Assault
Can the college experience be re-engineered to reduce sexual violence? Researchers at Columbia University are observing undergraduates’ social lives to find out. -
Campus Speech
As Protests Mount, U. of Chicago Plans for a Visit From Steve Bannon
The professor who invited the former White House strategist and Breitbart News executive says he disagrees with Bannon’s politics. But disinviting the speaker, he said, would send the message that “there is no space for other ideas on campus.” -
News
Want to Find a Good Department Chair? Try Role-Playing
In a simulation described in a new journal article, candidates for the posts at Penn State’s medical school were asked to respond to a faculty member who was upset about not having enough time for research. -
News
How Much Do Professors Work? One Researcher Is Trying to Find Out
John Ziker describes developing an app that helps faculty members record how many hours each week they spend doing their jobs and why it’s beneficial for the public to know. -
Faculty
Researchers Rebut Investigation of Rochester Professor’s Alleged Harassment
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the university called the law firm’s report “a work of advocacy dressed in the garb of impartiality and independence.” -
From the Archives
Why Students Are Leaving Illinois in Droves — and Why It Matters
Many have blamed the student exodus on a bruising, two-year budget stalemate. But the real story of Illinois’s enrollment struggle goes back decades. -
Admissions
Reading an Application in Under 10 Minutes? Way Too Fast, One Admissions Dean Says
Jonathan Burdick of the University of Rochester explains his team’s approach, which he says avoids superficial reviews and “vanilla” freshman classes. -
News
After Nassar Conviction, Michigan State Goes on Trial
But holding the university or its employees accountable for wrongdoing in any of the several investigations that are underway may prove difficult. -
First Person
Preventing Post-Tenure Malaise
A faculty career can last 30 or 40 years. That’s a long time to be plagued with self-doubts.