Aug. 17, 2018
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 64, Issue 40-
NewsTransitions: Texas A&M U. at Commerce Selects New Leader, NEH Names 2018 Public Scholars
Mark J. Rudin, coming from Boise State University, will succeed Ray M. Keck III at the Texas A&M campus. Fifteen of the 22 National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars this year come from higher education. -
News
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Teaching
New technologies promise to make the classroom experience more interactive and personal, but they also raise concerns about ethics and privacy. -
News
A Veteran President Calls on Colleges to Stop the Snobbery
Hierarchies die hard, but prestige should be based less on exclusivity and more on serving all students, says Elaine Maimon of Governors State University. -
Chronicle List
Recent Private Gifts to Higher Education: Another Big Win for Philosophy
Philosophy has attracted its second major gift of the year, with a $20-million donation to UCLA’s philosophy department. -
The Review
A Better Way to Find ‘Fit’ in Academic Hiring
Here’s how to make the most of every opportunity during the interview process to determine whether a job candidate would be a good colleague. -
News
Transitions: CUNY Campus Selects New President, U. of Virginia Names Stanford’s Law Dean as Provost
Claudia V. Schrader, CUNY Kingsborough Community College’s new chief executive, comes from another campus in the system. University of Virginia’s new provost will start next year. -
Politics
The Koch Institute Is Worried About Free Speech on Campus. But Not in the Way You Might Think.
Policies and laws that hinder open dialogue, like those being pushed by some conservative groups, will prevent students from learning from one another, says the institute’s director of free expression. -
Sexual Misconduct
Abuse Scandals Involving Doctors Have Shaken Several Colleges. Now Others Are Making Changes.
Fallout from incidents at Michigan State, the University of Southern California, and Ohio State has driven institutions to add new protective measures — both to safeguard students and to minimize their own liability. -
Teaching
As Journalists Face Constant Attacks From the White House, Teaching News Literacy Gets Harder
Professors find they must navigate political minefields with every lesson. -
News
BYU Is Under Fire, Again, for Punishing Sex-Assault Victims
An immunity clause added in 2016 to encourage students to report assaults doesn’t help when their bishops control their eligibility to attend college. -
Politics
What Does This Professor Know About Conspiracy Theorists That We Don’t?
When outlandish stories about powerful people enter the mainstream, Joseph Uscinski’s phone rings off the hook. The political scientist discusses why so many people believe those tales — and how to communicate with those true believers. -
News
Lots of People Want to End Tenure. This University Wants to Start It.
The Florida Institute of Technology has functioned for 60 years without tenure. Why change now? Competition for faculty members, its leaders say. -
News
Ohio State Suspended Its Head Football Coach. Does That Show Universities Are Taking a Stronger Stand on Domestic Abuse?
Urban Meyer isn’t the first coach to be accused of mishandling domestic-violence allegations. But his university’s tough initial response reflects a new climate of caution in college sports. -
Greek Life
Their Students Died at Frat Parties. Now These Presidents Are Trying to Make Sure That Never Happens Again.
The heads of Penn State, Louisiana State, and Florida State are leading a small but growing cohort of college presidents who are tired of worrying every weekend that a student is going to die. -
The Review
Want to Teach on This Campus Again? Not So Fast
Lecturing at a university for over three decades didn’t save an instructor from having to go through a baffling background check when he agreed to return there the next semester. -
News
What Happens When a College Flip-Flops on Using Race in Admissions?
After a newspaper reports that the College of Charleston “quietly” did away with race-conscious admissions two years ago, the institution resumes the practice — but insists nothing has changed. -
Sexual Misconduct
‘I Want to Hear Those Charges’: Noted Sociologist Defers Award Until He Can ‘Make Amends’
Michael Kimmel of Stony Brook University says he will not attend his discipline’s scholarly awards ceremony this month in Philadelphia. -
Learning
Dual-Credit Classes Serve Some Students in Texas Well. But Not All of Them — and They Might Not Be Saving Any Money.
The rapid growth of such courses makes the Lone Star State an important bellwether of the growth taking place nationally. -
The Review
Don’t Get Rid of the Income-Based Loan Repayment System. Fix It.
Here are the steps Congress should take to eliminate the excesses and shortcomings of current student-debt programs. -
News
How One College Reinvented Its Hiring Process to Better Test for ‘Fit’
Olin College of Engineering has built its brand on being different. So its leaders wanted to make sure applicants understood what it would be like to work there.
