April 27, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 32-
NewsState of Conflict
How a tiny protest at the University of Nebraska turned into a proxy war for the future of campus politics. -
News
Transitions: Academic-Affairs Chief Will Lead a Florida College, Princeton Arts Center Appoints a Chair
Georgia Lorenz will lead Seminole State College; Tracy K. Smith will become chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. -
Chronicle List
Recent Private Gifts to Higher Education
In a rare large gift to a community college, an elderly couple in Illinois left $18 million to Lincoln Land Community College to expand its agricultural program. -
News
The Lonely Country Road to College
Students from rural areas have particular worries about going to college, says a new book: being unprepared, having their skills go unappreciated, and abandoning their communities. -
Advice
How to Be Both a Professor and a Dean
Administrators who hold on to their faculty roots will benefit both themselves and their institutions. -
News
Meet the Professor Who’s Warning the World About Facebook and Google
Zeynep Tufekci describes how she tries to fit teaching, tweeting, op-eds, and TED Talks into a 24-hour day. -
News
Selected New Books on Higher Education
Among the latest topics are the broadened scope of the Title IX gender-equity law and how state universities teach writing. -
News
What I’m Reading: ‘Leadership in the Crucible of Work’
An inward journey can help higher-education leaders withstand job pressures and support students, says a book that inspired a community-college dean. -
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News
Transitions: A Former Lt. Governor Accepts a New Higher-Education Role, Guggenheim Fellows Are Named
The former lieutenant governor of Colorado will be the next president of the Colorado Community College System; 115 of this year’s Guggenheim fellows hold academic posts. -
Spending
Top-Ranked Colleges Spend Their Money Differently From the Rest. Here’s How.
They devote more of their payrolls to human resources, for example. But don’t take that as a recipe for success, says Paul Friga, the researcher behind a new data analysis. -
Leadership
Here’s a List of Who Has Left Michigan State Since the Nassar Scandal Erupted
The university’s associate vice president for alumni relations announced his resignation on Tuesday, adding his name to the growing ranks of officials who have departed in recent months. -
News
After Week of Turmoil, Student-Body President Is Impeached at Texas State
Amid allegations of pervasive racism, the student official struck a defiant tone, urging a guilty verdict. Meantime, the university’s president announced steps to make the campus more inclusive. -
News
Thanks to Beyoncé, All Eyes Are on Black Colleges. A Historian Says They Should Capitalize on the Hype.
A pop star’s performance has put historically black institutions in the national spotlight. Was the concert just good optics or a sign that the colleges will get in formation? -
Enrollment
Is Catholic U.’s Chaste Brand Scaring Off Students?
A plan to lay off tenured faculty members, brought on by enrollment declines and deficits, has provoked a broader debate about whether the institution’s religiosity undermines recruitment. -
Campus Activism
Student Occupation, Coming to a Campus Near You
From Howard to NYU, students have been shutting down offices and sleeping in hallways, with few consequences from administrators. -
Teaching
It Matters a Lot Who Teaches Introductory Courses. Here’s Why.
The first professor whom students encounter in a discipline, evidence suggests, plays a big role in whether they continue in it. -
Research
How Colleges Can Cultivate Students’ Sense of Belonging
Feeling a connection to their college has been linked to students’ persistence, and even their well-being. -
Getting the Degree
How Are Black Colleges Doing? Better Than You Think, Study Finds
New research finds that black students are more likely to graduate within six years at historically black colleges than at predominantly white ones. -
Finance
Southern Illinois Shelves Plan to Transfer $5 Million From Flagship to Other Campus
The Edwardsville campus, which is growing, lost its shot for now at an additional $5.1 million in state funds. But Carbondale’s internal discord hasn’t inspired confidence. -
Regional Publics
Can Closing a Humanities College Save a University?
Facing a budget squeeze, the University of Central Missouri fast-tracks a vote on folding several departments into existing colleges. Faculty members worry that the academic mission will suffer. -
The Review
Why Does the Public Distrust Higher Ed? Too Many Women
College degrees are losing value for the people who need them most. -
The Review
Want More College Students to Graduate? Fix the High Schools
When students arrive on campus unprepared for even the most minimal expectations of college work, they are set up to fail. Here’s how college leaders can change that. -
News
Union Organizer at Penn State’s Grad School Cites University’s ‘Veiled Threat’ to Foreign Students
Amid a pending vote on unionization, the university said that international students could be required to leave the country in the event of a union strike. -
Curriculum
Students Said a Keystone Course Was Racist. Here’s What Professors Did About It.
Protesters at Reed College objected to the limitations of “Introduction to Humanities: Greece and the Ancient Mediterranean,” a longtime requirement for freshmen. And so steps were taken. -
Admissions
Some Colleges Share Lists of Early-Decision Admits. Now the Justice Department Is Investigating.
The department wants to determine if the exchange of information violates antitrust laws. -
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The Review
How Ed Schools Became a Menace
They trained an army of bureaucrats who are pushing the academy toward ideological fundamentalism. -
Government
Too Small to Fail: How a Beauty-College Owner Beat the Education Dept.
For almost three years, the Blush School of Makeup fought to gain access to federal student-aid funds. What’s the government’s responsibility to rein in colleges at the margins of the for-profit sector? -
The Review
We Make Tenure Decisions Unfairly. Here’s a Better Way.
Academic careers are often determined by so-called evidence that is flimsy at best, with bias regarding race and gender. Alternative approaches are available. -
The Review
The Hardest Course in the Humanities?
The key to attracting students is challenging them. -
The Review
How #MeToo Will Change the Way Colleges Choose Presidents
The era of secret searches is about to end.
