Academe Today Friday, December 16, 2016 Sign up for this newsletter | Today's News | Research By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz Some scholars say the field should focus on the defense of civic principles. |
| Students By Peter Schmidt A team of education researchers scoured public colleges’ websites for undergraduate tuition rates. Often, when tuition varied based on academic major or year of study, bottom-line numbers proved elusive. |
| The Ticker The team says it will skip all activities, even a December 27 bowl game, if the university doesnât reinstate 10 players who were suspended in a sexual-assault investigation. |
| The Chronicle Interview By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz The cultural challenges of first-generation students, says M. Sonja Ardoin, aren’t easily resolved — even years later, when as faculty members they’re asked, "What wine will you have?" |
| Mentors By Julia Schmalz SisterMentors is a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that mentors girls from low-income families and helps women complete their dissertations. |
In Brief
A New Feature for Chronicle Subscribers | In a new feature, available to subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are more than a dozen. Here are a couple of examples. |
| Unguarded speech on social media and on campus can lead to all kinds of grief. This 44-page collection looks at how colleges get tangled in debates over free speech after their professors and students speak out. |
| Academic deans are expected now more than ever to push their schools to evolve. The seven articles in this collection offer insights into how deans handle all the demands on them. |
Views | The Chronicle Review By John Kaag We can’t save them, but we can love them. |
| Lingua Franca Ben Yagoda explores a trend in tweeting that reminds him of something pre-digital: the essay. |
Advice | ProfHacker The Digital Polarization Initiative, started by Mike Caulfield, seeks to help students develop critical digital-literacy skills while providing a much-needed resource. |
| Vitae By The New PI Rule No. 1: Never pay retail in a new lab. |
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