Academe Today

Leadership & Governance

Many Want Michigan State’s President to Resign. Here’s Why She Still Has Campus Support.

Lou Anna K. Simon is widely credited with transforming the university into an academic powerhouse. Her backers also caution against a rush to judgment when it comes to Larry Nassar.

Faculty

Faculty Leaders Express Support for U. of Arizona’s Departing Provost

Professors say a lawsuit’s allegation that Andrew Comrie made “sexist and demeaning comments toward female deans” doesn’t square with the man they know.

Faculty Conduct

U. of Rochester Faculty Postpones Vote on Censuring Professor Over Sex With Students

The Faculty Senate shelved a motion that said T. Florian Jaeger had failed to uphold moral standards expected of professors.

Finance

Outlook for Higher Ed in 2018 Is Bleak, Ratings Agency Says

Standard & Poor’s said the near future for midtier institutions was especially poor.

Financial Aid

Who Has the Most Student Debt? The Wealthiest, a New Analysis Finds

Focusing on “who owes the most,” two researchers write, may be counterproductive.

Students

Michigan State Students Plan Protest to Demand President’s Resignation

Student activists say they do not trust Lou Anna K. Simon, Michigan State University’s president, as victims of Larry Nassar continue to criticize her handling of the scandal.

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Campus Clashes Over Free Speech

Speakers with racist, sexist, and anti-immigrant views have prompted campus violence. Here’s how colleges have tried to balance free speech and safety.

How to Help First-Generation Students Succeed

Students whose parents lack bachelor’s degrees face significant financial, cultural, and educational barriers. Here’s how colleges can help them graduate.

Teaching Abroad

If you are expanding your job search by looking overseas, here’s how American academics have adapted to expectations and realities in three key regions.

Commentary

Duck and Cover: Teaching Survival in Donald Trump’s America

How can we, as educators, not discuss with students the real threats posed by climate change, immigration policies — and nuclear brinkmanship?

First Person

Preventing Post-Tenure Malaise

A faculty career can last 30 or 40 years. That’s a long time to be plagued with self-doubts.

Lingua Franca

Bonehead Guidance for Would-Be Novelists

Would it improve the book you’re writing if you tried to avoid the most frequent verb in the language? Geoff Pullum scrutinizes an article that says it would.