Academe Today

Leadership & Governance

In Illinois, a Leadership Brouhaha Rocks a University System Laced With Divisions

Two trustees made a unilateral move to put the Southern Illinois University system president on leave. Now trustees are divided and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen next.

The Chronicle Review

Is This the World’s Most Bizarre Scholarly Meeting?

What would Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra, a very friendly robot, plus a bevy of scientists, mystics, and wannabe scholars do at a fancy resort in Arizona? Perhaps real harm to the field of consciousness studies, for one thing.

Faculty

UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns

As the University of Virginia prepares to renovate its historic Alderman Library, some professors worry that a planned loss of shelving will harm their scholarship.

Teaching

How One Teaching Expert Activates Students’ Curiosity

Asking students to work out a problem using nothing but what they already know can bring a host of benefits.  

Colleges Need to Prepare for the Future of Learning. Here’s How to Give All Students a Shot at Success.

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Commentary

The NCAA Is Too Far Gone for Incremental Reform

This most powerful of sports organizations must remake itself from a membership association into an independent leadership organization.

Advice

6 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

Too many academic writers come to believe the lie they tell themselves — that their work is not good enough.

Lingua Franca

Infinitives Can Be Split: Grammar Conservatives Face the Shock

Geoff Pullum examines the reaction in the letters column to a recent surprising announcement by The Economist. Could Lingua Franca have helped strengthen the magazine’s resolve?