With the current political uncertainties, it’s a dicey business to project what’s next for college campuses. Our 2017 Trends Report can help you stay above the turmoil. It outlines 10 key shifts in higher education, including the movement to protect undocumented students and the cultural divide seen as separating academe from rural America. Case studies, commentary, and more resources will help you to take action or start a conversation on your own campus.
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An Executive Summary
Welcome to The Chronicle’s third annual Trends Report. With the political uncertainties of the Trump administration, it’s a dicey business trying to project into the future these days. Last year our Trends Report reflected the growing upheaval in higher education; this year it reflects broader… -
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Teaching students to separate fact from fiction has become a priority after an election in which false “news” played a large role. -
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Commentary: Where Do Students Learn About Fake News? In Freshman Comp
Teachers of these courses find themselves positioned as our society’s first line of defense. -
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How One College Put Information Literacy Into Its Curriculum
A professor of library science at Purdue University talks about efforts there to bring information literacy into the classroom. -
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Sanctuary Campus
Some colleges consider “sanctuary” status for undocumented students. But what effect would that have? -
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At Kent State, a Different Kind of Demonstration Wins Over Critics
Members of the men’s basketball team went into the stands and invited people of different races onto the court for the national anthem. -
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‘When You’re Starving, Everything Smells So Good’
A homeless student wondered why her college cafeteria didn’t take food stamps. Now she’s part of a nationwide effort to make that happen on more campuses. -
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Cybersecurity, Rising
Working to meet a national shortage of computer-safety personnel, colleges find customers and complications. -
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Innovations in Cybersecurity Benefit Graduates and the Nation
Colleges with programs that go beyond just teaching code may do more for the country than help students find jobs. -
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Commentary: Islands Are Not the Answer
Instead of individual sanctuary declarations, colleges and universities need to take collective action to defend DACA and undocumented students. -
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Cultural Divide
Some professors see the election as a sign that they should reach out to people who hold different views. Others are doubling down. -
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Commentary: Hope and Care Can Bridge the Divide
A first-generation student from a small, conservative town explains how faculty members hold the key to reaching students like him. -
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The Scholars Who Study the Working Class
Not everyone in academe is oblivious about what’s happening in middle America. -
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How Studying Classroom Diversity Helped the U. of Texas Win Its Case
Gary Lavergne used qualitative and quantitative evidence to demonstrate the benefits of racial diversity. -
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Reckoning With History
American colleges are in a unique position, both practically and morally, to do justice to their own history of slavery. -
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Slavery Isn’t the Only Historical Blemish That Colleges Have Had to Confront
Other difficult topics may include whether colleges discriminated against Jews and gay men and whether administrators and trustees stood up for academic freedom in the early years of the Cold War. -
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Title IX Due Process
In what many see as a much-needed shift, colleges are paying more attention to the rights of the accused in sexual-assault cases. -
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Inside 3 Lawsuits Brought by Accused Students
Here’s what’s at stake in several of the legal cases pursued by students who say they were falsely accused of sexual misconduct. -
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Harassment Vigilance
Scholarly societies and academic departments are becoming more vigilant about monitoring and preventing sexual harassment in their profession. -
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What Colleges and Associations Have Done to Combat Harassment
Recent actions by departments and scholarly groups show a new focus on what happens at social events.
