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Nov. 15, 2019
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 66, Issue 11

Cover Story

The Shadow of Slavery
The University of Mississippi has distanced itself from much of its Confederate past. Will it ever do the same with its popular nickname?

Highlights

News
A decade after a recession changed everything, colleges are stepping up efforts to make the humanities appealing again.

The Chronicle Review

The Review
By Pamela Newkirk
Symbolic gestures and millions of dollars can’t overcome apathy.
The Review
By Nelson Lichtenstein
The failure of wealthy private colleges to reflect the nation’s demographic transformation has reached a crisis point.
The Review
By Jan Mieszkowski
Why academic writing gets a bad rap.
The Review
For Jodi Dean, the class war is on — and academics need to pick a side.
The Review
Why scholars must reclaim the right to say what’s good — and what’s not.

Commentary

Advice
Feedback can be a powerful force in college classrooms. This comprehensive guide will show you how to provide it in more effective ways.

Also in the Issue

Chronicle List
By Chronicle Staff November 10, 2019
The median pay for full-time instructors in 2017-18 was only slightly higher at public doctoral institutions than it was at public associate institutions.
Leadership
By Lindsay Ellis November 6, 2019
An attempt to get him out of office has widened longtime fissures on the board. Members disagree about their own responsibilities. The public sees a research university in growing disarray.
News
By Emma Pettit November 6, 2019
Faculty critics said they object to having what they consider abstract ideas dictated to them. That practice might be appropriate in a corporate office, they say, but not on a college campus.
News
Compiled by Julia Piper November 6, 2019
Jay Golden, a vice chancellor at East Carolina University, will become president of Wichita State University in January.
Campus Protests
By Danielle McLean November 5, 2019
Among those students, protests against ICE reflect their real-life fears.
News
By Wesley Jenkins November 4, 2019
Instead of paying Willie Taggart to go away, the university could have funded scholarships for all of its athletes, wiped away the education debt of more than 600 students, or built 22 lazy rivers.
Student Life
By Katherine Mangan November 1, 2019
National and state College Republican groups disavowed the campus chapter. As some Republican clubs double down on Trump-style nationalism, others are pushing back.
News
By Wesley Jenkins October 31, 2019
Legislative efforts to grant name, image, and likeness rights to college athletes will continue until the NCAA releases more-substantive proposals, lawmakers say.