Nov. 22, 2019
The Chronicle of Higher Education Volume 66, Issue 12Cover Story
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NewsAmerica Draws Students From Around the World. Its Gun Culture Is Pushing Them Away.
Gun violence could be the “elephant in the room,” the little-talked-about factor that deters international students from studying in the United States.
Highlights
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News
A Sober House for Students
The brainchild of two women who have wrestled with substance-abuse problems of their own, the Haven picks up where colleges’ services leave off. And it is venturing into mental-health treatment too.
Commentary
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The Review
How Football Can Wreck a University
Athletic programs too big to fail are leading to academic programs too small to succeed.
Also In the Issue
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Chronicle List
These Leaders Experienced the Biggest Changes in Moving From One College to Another
While some presidents moved to similar institutions that were relatively close, others crossed the country to lead colleges with far different profiles. -
News
The Line Between Researcher and Activist
Angelina Godoy is a sociologist who has studied human rights in Latin America. Under the current administration, her research focus has turned toward issues of immigration right in her own backyard. -
News
Transitions: U. System of Maryland Names Next Leader
Jay Perman, president of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, will become chancellor of the Maryland system. -
News
As Funding for Nuclear Weapons Grows, So Does University Involvement, Report Says
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says American universities are part of an effort to upgrade the nuclear-weapons stockpile. -
News
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs DACA’s Fate as Immigrants Rally Outside
At oral arguments in a landmark case, the justices appear to be leaning toward letting the Dreamers’ protection expire. -
Students
After a Freshman’s Death, Cornell U. Fraternities Ban Some of Their Own Events. But Is the Move Merely Symbolic?
A string of Greek-related fatalities at campuses across the country spurs a range of responses from university administrators. -
Research
MIT Media Lab Researcher’s TED Talk Is Removed
The talk about food computers — controlled environments that grow plants and collect data — does not meet TED’s science standards, the organization says. -
Research Ethics
This Researcher Exploited Prisoners, Children, and the Elderly. Why Does Penn Honor Him?
Albert M. Kligman was a larger-than-life dermatologist and entrepreneur instrumental in inventions that brought riches to him and his university. He also performed torturous experiments. -
Legal
‘It Felt Like a Betrayal’: Researchers Won a $2-Million Prize. The University Wants to Take It.
An engineering team at the University of Florida won a prestigious federal competition. A university policy — created after the team racked up an earlier win — states that the money belongs to the institution. -
Faculty
Rape-Prevention Scholar Who ‘Celebrated #MeToo’ Is Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment
Six current and former graduate students filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Illinois at Chicago, its Title IX investigators, and the accused professor, Paul Schewe. “Nobody is safe in the #MeToo era,” he says. -
Campus Safety
Sigma Phi Epsilon Leaves North American Interfraternity Conference, Saying Its Reforms Fall Short
The conference rejected the fraternity’s complaint about inadequate promotion of safety and chided it for how it had chosen to depart.
