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Athletics

Athletic Director’s Path to Redemption Included Inquiry About His Relationship With a Subordinate

The University of Maryland found no wrongdoing, but documents and interviews suggest that concerns about Damon Evans and a female coworker were widely held and upset the culture of the athletics department.

Faculty Misconduct

A Professor Tries to Clear His Name With Colleagues. They Are Not Buying It.

After an investigation found that he had behaved inappropriately with students, an assistant professor of history privately told well-known female historians that he had been the victim of a smear campaign. It backfired.

Teaching

Want to Help Professors Become Better Teachers? Find Them a Mentor

Even seasoned faculty members can use a guide as they explore new ways of teaching in online and active-learning classrooms.

Faculty Jobs

Western Illinois Will Lay Off 24 Faculty Members, Including 7 With Tenure

The chair of the university’s Board of Trustees said more cuts may be in store.

In the Classroom

What Podcasts Can Teach Us About Teaching

The best ones hook listeners by telling stories about people. Teaching can use the tools of storytelling to hook students, too.

Students

White-Supremacist Propaganda on Campuses Rose 77% Last Year

The Anti-Defamation League found 292 instances of posters, fliers, and other material attacking blacks, Jews, Muslims, immigrants, LGBTQ people, and other minority groups.

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 the science of learning to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store.

Advice

What Actually Happens After the Interviews Are Over? And Who Decides?

Here’s why you should always assume that everyone you meet on a campus visit may have a say in who gets the job.

Lingua Franca

Unlearning

An ad for a luxury cruise line, of all things, set William Germano to thinking about what it might mean to know better.