Academe Today

Students

Colleges Confront the Perils of Frats

Alcohol, hazing, and secrecy are a dangerous combination. How are colleges trying to limit the risks?

Students

How One University Is Challenging an Ugly ‘Tradition’ Among Students

Five years after a student’s death, Cornell University has found that rules may help combat hazing, but changing mind-sets is the key.

Commentary

Fraternities Can Change on Their Own

For more than a decade, the men’s Greek organizations at the University of Colorado at Boulder have been looking out for the safety of students without the oversight of university leaders.

The Ticker

U. of North Carolina Is the Latest to Deny Event Space to White Nationalist

Chancellor Carol L. Folt said she had made the decision based on the potential safety risks that a visit by the white supremacist Richard Spencer could present.

The Ticker

Grand Canyon U. Suspends Professor for Saying Some Black Lives Matter Supporters ‘Should Be Hung’

The faculty member is one of many who in recent months have been suspended and rebuked by their institutions for making controversial comments.

Academic Freedom

Under Fire, These Professors Were Criticized by Their Colleges

This year has seen a rash of free-speech controversies involving faculty members. In many cases, their college or university criticized them. The Chronicle has been tracking such incidents. Here’s another example.

The New Teaching Newsletter

Check out the most recent issue of The Chronicle’s new Teaching newsletter. We hope it sparks some insights and ideas on teaching, learning, and curriculum.

The Chronicle Review

Suck-Up U.

While kissing the ring might help one’s career, it hasn’t been a general job requirement in academic life — until now.

Lingua Franca

‘Up’ in Arms

There’s nothing new about words like uphold, upend, upbraid, and upstage, says Ben Yagoda. The new thing is the pace with which words like them — up-armor, upskirt — are manufactured and introduced to the verbal market.

Career Talk

From Doctoral Study to … Institutional Research

What to expect and how to prepare for a career in a campus IR office.

Vitae

Are They Doing Their Own Work?

Some institutions are requiring professors to do more to confirm their students’ identities in online coursework.