Academe Today

Faculty

‘Multiple Steves and Pauls’: A History Panel Sets Off a Diversity Firestorm

The 30 speakers at a conference were all male, and all white. The organizer says he tried to invite women, but they declined.

Sexual Misconduct

Education Dept. Stops Providing Details on Resolved Title IX Cases

The Chronicle asked for basic information about sexual-violence investigations that have been resolved. A spokesman said the department “has no plans at this time” to provide those details.

Teaching

Changing the Curriculum Is Hard. So Is Measuring Its Success.

A Chronicle reporter shares what he learned reporting a recent article about colleges’ attempts to overhaul their core curricula.

On Leadership

How Can Colleges Help Their Adult Students?

Anne Clark Bartlett, a “nontraditional” student who is now dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington at Tacoma, shares thoughts on how colleges can help such students succeed.

Facilities

Newly Constructed Bridge Collapses at Florida International U.; 4 Fatalities Are Reported

The pedestrian bridge was installed just days ago and was still under construction. Ten other people were injured, two critically.

Finally, Daily Briefing Readers Face the Really Tough Questions

The Chronicle’s Daily Briefing newsletter gives subscribers the information they need to start their jobs in higher ed every morning. The newsletter also has a little fun. At the 2018 American Council on Education conference, one reporter turned the tables and asked Briefing readers about their jobs.

For Subscribers Only

The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Here’s a sample.

Commentary

‘The Power of Engaging the Other’

As ideological barriers rise, writes a chancellor, it’s possible to find points of connection and shared humanity, opening up possibilities for listening, learning, and change.

Lingua Franca

The Middle of Nowhere

It happens to be the locale of quite a few distinguished institutions of higher learning, writes Allan Metcalf.