Academe Today

Admissions

How Admissions Competition Brought New Rivalries, Strange Bedfellows, and ‘An Us-Versus-Us Lawsuit’

CollegeNET, which is suing the sponsor of one admissions form, is powering a competing group’s admissions form. Oh, it’s awkward.

Leadership & Governance

The Barrier to Rooting Out Nassar's Crimes? Michigan State's Ex-President Faults University Bureaucracy

Lou Anna K. Simon testifies before a U.S. Senate panel that while she did not know that a university sports doctor was sexually abusing gymnasts, she was "truly horrified" that it occurred during her presidency.

Faculty Pay

Professors Decide Whether to Teach Summer Courses — for Cuts in Pay

Some faculty members are weighing their students’ need for credits against a drop in compensation for summer teaching.

Faculty Life

Catholic U. Trustees Clear Path to Cut the Faculty by 9 Percent

A controversial academic-renewal plan had threatened layoffs of tenured faculty members, but buyouts and retirements made that unnecessary, officials said.

Government

An Update of the Federal Law Governing Higher Ed Appears Dead. Now There’s a Fight Over Who Killed It.

Much of the disagreement boils down to a basic point of contention between Senate Republicans and Democrats: Who owed whom a call back?

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

Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and learning science to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store.

Commentary

Hiring a Diversity Officer Is Only the First Step. Here Are the Next 7.

Institutional support at all levels is key to transforming the climate of everyday campus life.

Lingua Franca

Email, the French Way

Very cordially, the pleasure was mutual, best to you:Lucy Ferriss likes the verbal bouquets that adorn messages in France.