| Sexual Assault By Robin Wilson A recent expulsion highlights questions about how colleges handle such allegations and whether the process is impartial. |
| Publishing By Courtney Kueppers Superstar biologists have grabbed headlines by putting their work directly online. For the rank and file, though, the system still runs on peer review. |
| Research Ethics By Paul Basken Wei-Hock (Willie) Soon traded on connections to Harvard and the Smithsonian while failing to disclose that energy companies had supported his research on global warming. The institutions say there’s only so much they can do to keep it from happening again. |
| On Leadership By Sarah Brown Ajay Nair, senior vice president and dean of campus life at Emory University, describes his institution’s unusually detailed response to activism over the campus racial climate this fall. |
| Commentary By Phil Hill Understanding the needs, interests, and technical proficiency of faculty members before jumping into features and solutions is an important way to improve the process. |
| The Chronicle Review By Jeffrey Meyers Even the most dedicated biographical detective work is sometimes in vain. |
| Lingua Franca Some grammatical and meaningful sentences, quite commonly heard in real life, are nonetheless ones that Geoff Pullum hopes never to utter as long as he lives. Read a short sampling. |
| Vitae By Fatimah Williams Castro A Ph.D. wonders how to turn her background into a real career outside of academe. |
| ProfHacker How does specifications grading work in an introductory media class? And what *is* the difference between "meets" and "exceeds" expectations, anyway? |
