March 2, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 25-
The ReviewIn Times of Scandal, Conflicts With College Lawyers Multiply
The Michigan State sexual-abuse case illustrates the complex, often misunderstood, role of those whose job it is to legally protect an institution. -
The Review
Disclosing Corporate Funding Is Not Nearly Enough
Allowing companies to choose what scientific questions should be asked, and how findings should be analyzed, interpreted, and disseminated, has public-health costs. -
News
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (3/2/2018)
Susan D. Looney was named the next president of Reading Area Community College; Sudha N. Setty will be law dean at Western New England University. -
Chronicle List
Colleges With the Largest Endowments, 2017
Seven private nonprofit institutions had endowments of $10 billion or more at the end of the 2017 fiscal year, as did three public institutions or systems. -
News
How to Protect Your College’s Research From Undue Corporate Influence
Public scandals and private worries have prompted efforts to rethink the management of university-industry ties. -
Backgrounder
How Maine Became a Laboratory for the Future of Public Higher Ed
Many states face a drop in the number of high-school graduates, but Maine’s will be especially steep. University leaders there have had to get creative. -
The Review
The Perils of Trashing the Value of College
A former U.S. secretary of education says a new book doesn’t appreciate that yesterday’s useless knowledge becomes tomorrow’s practical necessity. -
News
Departures at Gates Foundation Stir Speculation About Its Plans for Higher Ed
Some observers hope the foundation will use its time of transition to promote fresher options both outside of traditional colleges and within academe. -
Educating Teachers
After a Mass Shooting, Education Programs Confront a Question: ‘Am I Obligated to Take a Bullet for My Students?’
Colleges’ education programs typically do not require training in how to respond to an active shooter. But some are rethinking their curricula. -
News
How These Professors Assign Their Own Books With a Clean Conscience
Putting one’s own work on the syllabus can be logical. But the mild self-enrichment — or appearance of such — has some academics jumping through hoops to avoid it. -
News
After 2016 Election, Campus Hate Crimes Seemed to Jump. Here’s What the Data Tell Us.
Reports of ugly incidents were all over the news in the weeks after Donald J. Trump’s surprising victory. Recently released government statistics help paint a picture of what really happened on campuses. -
News
Running Out of Time in the Land of Opportunity
She’s an undocumented student fearing the death of DACA. He’s a Haitian citizen with a deadline to leave the United States. They’ve fallen in love. What do they do now? -
The Chronicle Interview
She Wrote a Farewell Letter to Colleagues. Then 80,000 People Read It.
Erin Bartram reflects on her overnight transformation from spurned scholar to prophet of the academic jobless. -
Commentary
The Lack of a College Degree Is a Public-Health Crisis. Here’s What Higher Ed Can Do About It.
Americans who don’t go to college are getting sicker and dying younger. Here are strategies that colleges can adopt to narrow the widening gulf in health outcomes.
