| Public Colleges By Karin Fischer California’s vision became a model for the nation. Six decades on, much of its promise has been hollowed out. |
| Research By Julian Wyllie Blackface Polaroids, magazine ads with Sambo figures, and other "racist garbage" reside in a university library’s museum not as a shrine but as a document of the country’s tragic past — and present. |
| Students By Emma Kerr The faculty has expressed no confidence in Wayne A.I. Frederick before, but the trustees continue to back him. |
| Comments From Readers Our collection of essays about gender and power in the academy struck a chord. Some readers said it was long overdue. Others said it was an exercise in stating the obvious. |
| The Chronicle Review We asked dozens of women about gender and power on campus. Here’s what they told us. |
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| Advice By Helen Evans Know that even before you begin a campus inquiry, you have already failed in the eyes of students. |
| Commentary By John C. Weistart Especially where big-time sports are involved, universities have shown themselves to be poor protectors of student safety and well-being. |
| Lingua Franca The etymologist Allan Metcalf looks at words whose ancestors are not what they seem. |
