Academe Today

Leadership

A Professor Was Laid Off. Now, as Provost, She’s Plotting Her University’s Comeback.

When the University of Southern Maine cut its classics department, it also eliminated Jeannine D. Uzzi’s job. Little did she know she’d end up helping to guide the institution out of dire budgetary straits.

Administration

Dean Resigns After Giving Glowing Reference About Employee Fired for Purchasing Porn

The University of Florida had been ready to dismiss the dean, who gave her "highest endorsement" to a former Title IX officer as he sought a job at another university.

Publishing

Does It Pay to Be Published in ‘Predatory’ Journals?

A study of one business school’s faculty members found that they appear to reap rewards from having articles in the sorts of journals they’re told to avoid.

Teaching

As Summer Sets In, a Chance to Regard the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Student Evaluations

Professors shared with The Chronicle some of the more memorable comments they’ve received on course evaluations over the years.

Chronicle Focus

In a new feature, available to individual subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are nearly 25. Here are a couple of examples:

Confronting History on Campus

Students, campus officials, and historians are all asking, What’s in a name? Especially when the name is Woodrow Wilson, John Calhoun, or Jefferson Davis. The 10 articles in this collection examine how universities are trying to resolve complaints about buildings and statues named for leaders associated with harmful acts.

What You Need to Know About Learning Analytics

The advent of online learning has made it possible to track an individual student’s path toward mastering course content. The seven articles in this guide consider how the data being collected can be tapped to improve teaching.

The Chronicle Review

Why We Fight Wars

It’s not because of our innate primate hostility.

Lingua Franca

Clear Skies Acts Abounding

Lucy Ferriss examines Orwellian name changes in Washington agencies.

Moving Up

Can Deans Fix Higher-Ed Dysfunction?

A university’s leadership-training program prepares them to be linchpins for transformation.

Vitae

The Professor Is In: The Dissertation-to-Book Transition

Which sections should you drop? And which publishers should you approach?