Last Thursday the team demanded that the university reinstate 10 players suspended for alleged sexual assaults. But by Saturday, extraordinary details of the gang rape had been disclosed.
Proponents of income-share agreements, in which investors finance students’ educations in return for a percentage of their earnings, say the concept should have bipartisan support. But that might be elusive.
Research shows that there tends to be more activity when Democrats have control of Congress and the White House. One expert explains why she still expects to see increased action under a Trump administration.
It make them attractive to employers, for one thing, says Joyce Russell, who became dean of Villanova University's School of Business this past summer.
The caricature of the English-professor advocates of laxity with their "softness" and cozy professorships has endured down the decades, says Geoff Pullum. But where are they?
Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: tips on teaching from an outdated textbook; how to prep for an interview with the provost; how to fight new fees on chemical purchases for laboratories.
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