| In the States By Beth McMurtrie Many of the sponsors share a common refrain: that college campuses have become hostage to a limited worldview — specifically, a liberal one. |
| Government By Adam Harris Long before he was director of the FBI, Mr. Comey was a student journalist at the College of William & Mary. His series about race on the Virginia campus ignited a firestorm. |
| Teaching By J. Clara Chan The chairman of the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says higher-level administrators raised concerns about a class taught by a prominent faculty critic. The class was then canceled. |
| Faculty By Audrey Williams June Amid falling enrollments and threats to federal funding for the humanities, Paula Krebs wants to seize on opportunities. |
| Research By Paul Basken The agency says it is shifting to a new strategy but not from its goal of helping younger scientists compete for NIH support. |
| Commentary By Barbara E. Brittingham Rather than immediately slapping colleges with sanctions, peer reviewers try to nudge them toward improvement. |
| Vitae By Andrew Thaler How to network and land contracts with nongovernmental organizations. |
| Lingua Franca Kory Stamperâs new book, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, describes a lexicographerâs love for words and the making of the manuals that define them. |
