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Students

A Wave of Sexual-Assault Cases Kindles Anger on Baylor’s Campus premium

By Katherine Mangan

Incidents involving the Baptist university’s powerhouse football team have unsettled many students. Now the administration is taking action on a problem that activists say runs deeper than sports.

The Truth-Teller

Once a Small-College Champion, Now a Tough Critic premium

By Lawrence Biemiller

Alice Brown spent more than two decades championing small liberal-arts institutions. Today she argues that some of them should close.

Faculty

‘Silly, Sanctimonious Games’: How a Syllabus Sparked a War Between a Professor and His College premium

By Steve Kolowich

When the College of Charleston told Robert T. Dillon that a quote from 1896 wouldn’t cut it as a statement of his course’s learning outcomes, no one was prepared for the mess that ensued.

Faculty Salaries

What Tenured and Tenure-Track Professors at 4-Year Colleges Made in 2015-16

Once again, academics in the fields of business, law, and engineering earned the highest pay.


Views

The Chronicle Review

Trump and History

By Ian P. Beacock

Historical analogies should expand our political imagination, not foreclose the future.

Commentary

On Providing Learning Support for the Students You Actually Have

By John N. Gardner

A recent essay misconstrued my comments on what colleges owe their students, especially those who are most vulnerable.

Lingua Franca

Sloganeering for President

Allan Metcalf wonders about the effectiveness of slogans in the current presidential campaign. Can you improve any of them?


Advice

Faculty Harasser

The Lech Is in the Mail

By Ms. Mentor

What to do about the unwelcome amorous overtures of a senior colleague.

ProfHacker

Making Beginnings Out of Endings

Maha Bali reflects on the beginnings that came from ending Digital Pedagogy Lab Cairo

Job Opportunities

Vice President for Advancement, Advancement Division, Cedarville University
Ohio, United States

Faculty Positions Tenure and Non-Tenure Track, Francis Marion University
South Carolina, United States

Visiting Faculty - Academic Year 2016-17, Saint Joseph's University
Pennsylvania, United States

Announcements

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A Strategy Guide for Second-Round Interviews
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What Are Other Colleges Doing Differently to Improve Diversity and Inclusion? Find Out
 Learn how other colleges and universities are overcoming their latest challenges in making diversity a priority on their campuses. In The Chronicle's resource center, explore our latest news, insights, and data on diversity topics that are on your mind. Read more.


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