James W. Dean Jr. will lead the University of New Hampshire; Benjamin Akande became director of the Africa initiative at Washington University in St. Louis.

Neeli Bendapudi will lead the University of Louisville, and Jennifer Summit was named provost at San Francisco State University.

The incidents reflect a moral rot among many white, male students.

In the short term, affirm your values and mission, experts say. In the long term, work on the cultural antagonisms that fester on every campus.

Nell Painter wrote serious books and led scholarly associations before going to art school, a transformation she examines — including the perniciousness of M.F.A. education — in a new memoir.

How to use it, and what to beware of.

What one instructor learned from YouTube, and other strategies that helped her better motivate her students.

Too much self-exposure might compromise a career. It might also muddle one’s message.

It wasn’t pretty.

The invisible hand helps itself to student labor and data.

And not just at Unmanned Vehicle University.

In enrollment, advising, and campus facilities, the revolution is spreading fast.

The job is no longer on the sidelines. It’s key to staffing, development, and training.

Sometimes campus leaders don’t have all the information they need.

Professors say it’s not only faster but fairer.

Elite universities and American Indian tribal colleges were among the institutions with the lowest number of students per faculty member.

California’s vision became a model for the nation. Six decades on, much of its promise has been hollowed out.

History faculty members express concern over the campus spokesman’s aggressive public response to criticism of the university.

The University of Maine system’s policy draws a mixed reception from the faculty.

The budget, approved on Monday night, would reduce state appropriations and allow universities to fire tenured professors whose programs were cut.

Apparent embezzlement, housing problems, and rising tuition led to the protest at the prominent historically black university.

Faculty reports of harassment by students are uncommon, but the experiences can be devastating for those who are victimized.

Entrepreneurship centers are often expected to seed a crop of new student businesses. But their real value, two researchers suggest, may lie elsewhere.

A controversial realignment of the curriculum on the Wisconsin campus harks back to the roots and mission of this and other regional public universities.

Is it OK to renege on a job offer once you’ve accepted it? That all depends on the nature of the position.