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Students

No ‘Frasorority’ for Him: Citing Sexism, Members of Foreign-Service Fraternity Rebel Against Leader

Members and alumni of Delta Phi Epsilon, a national professional fraternity, are calling for the resignation of Terrence Boyle, who they say has expressed sexist and xenophobic beliefs.

Government

DeVos Will Join Turning Point USA, Conservative Campus Group, at Conference

The secretary of education will join the controversial group’s leader at its High School Leadership Summit this week in Washington.

From the Archives

Inside a Stealth Plan for Political Influence

Evidence of a conservative group’s influence in student-government campaigns can be found on campuses from coast to coast.

The Chronicle Interview

Want to Be an Activist in Residence? A Scholar and an Activist Explain How

Deva Woodly, an assistant professor of politics at the New School, lobbied administrators to let her bring an activist, Shanelle Matthews, into her world. The two talk about the new position and how it benefits both groups.

Research

Rap Is Art. So Why Do Some Academics Still Feel as if They Have to Defend It?

After a college administrator said rap was not real music, scholars of the genre step up to defend their work.

The Daily Briefing

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Advice

Administration 101: Good Administrators Care About ‘How It Will Look’

Being aware of how you, your words, and your actions are perceived is not vanity — it’s common sense.

Lingua Franca

‘Mood’: Language Lessons From Teens at the Beach

Anne Curzan shares new slang she has been learning on vacation, and what it tells us about young people today.