Nov. 15, 2019
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 66, Issue 11Cover Story
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The Shadow of SlaveryThe Trouble With ‘Ole Miss’
The University of Mississippi has distanced itself from much of its Confederate past. Will it ever do the same with its popular nickname?
Highlights
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News
Can You Get Students Interested in the Humanities Again? These Colleges May Have It Figured Out
A decade after a recession changed everything, colleges are stepping up efforts to make the humanities appealing again.
The Chronicle Review
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The Review
Why Diversity Initiatives Fail
Symbolic gestures and millions of dollars can’t overcome apathy. -
The Review
An Elitist Finger in the Public’s Eye
The failure of wealthy private colleges to reflect the nation’s demographic transformation has reached a crisis point. -
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The Review
The Comradely Professor
For Jodi Dean, the class war is on — and academics need to pick a side. -
The Review
The Humanities’ Fear of Judgment
Why scholars must reclaim the right to say what’s good — and what’s not.
Commentary
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Advice
How to Give Your Students Better Feedback With Technology
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
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Chronicle List
Colleges With the Highest Average Pay for Instructors
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
Wayne State U.’s Board Can’t Even Agree On Whether It Fired the President
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
A University Wanted to Improve Its Culture. So It Called Disney.
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
Transitions: Wichita State U. Names Next Chief, Provost Selected at Jacksonville U.
Jay Golden, a vice chancellor at East Carolina University, will become president of Wichita State University in January. -
Campus Protests
Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Immigration Policy. For Some, It’s Personal.
Among those students, protests against ICE reflect their real-life fears. -
News
Florida State Bought Out Its Football Coach’s Contract for $22 Million. How Else Could It Have Used That Money?
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
U. of Washington College Republicans’ Recognition Is Yanked Over ‘Hurtful and Inappropriate Conduct’
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
The NCAA Will Let Athletes Profit From Their Fame. State Lawmakers Will Keep Up the Fight.
Legislative efforts to grant name, image, and likeness rights to college athletes will continue until the NCAA releases more-substantive proposals, lawmakers say.
