Academe Today

Leadership & Governance

‘It’s On Now’: As Southern Illinois Campuses Battled, the System President Played Puppeteer

Emails obtained by The Chronicle reveal how the system president was plotting with the Edwardsville chancellor for his agenda.

Adjunct Life

A Maverick Candidate’s Message to Scholarly Groups: Elect More Adjuncts

A medievalist petitions her way onto the ballot for the American Historical Association’s council.

Teaching

A University Overhauled Its Course Evaluation to Get Better Feedback. Here’s What Changed.

The University of Southern California changed both the questions it asks students and the way their responses are used.

Faculty Jobs

As Word of Layoffs Spreads, Western Illinois Faculty Members Brace for the Worst

After the university announced that 24 professors, including seven with tenure, would lose their jobs, many said they see more such cuts on the horizon.

In the Classroom

No More Chili Pepper: RateMyProfessors Ditches ‘Hotness’ Ratings

The website, popular among students and panned among professors, said it had made the change after fielding complaints that the symbol was sexist.

Starter Kit: New to Tenure

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Commentary

Why the Supreme Court Ruling on Unions Could Be Good for Adjuncts

If unions truly want to represent contingent faculty members, they should abolish the two-tier system and ensure full equality for all professors.

Advice

Jobs Will Save the Humanities

The hiring situation for English majors is not so bad, but “not so bad” is not good enough.

Lingua Franca

Clean, Well-Spoken: Hemingway's Cuban Spanish

"I'm not a gringo, you know?" The novelist, in his years living near Havana, came to demonstrate remarkable facility with Cuban Spanish, writes Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera.