Academe Today

Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists?

Nascent terrorists seem to be drawn to engineering. Their education may further radicalize them.

Campus Climate

In Explaining Confederate Symbols, Colleges Struggle to Summarize History

Many universities have pledged to put Confederate monuments in historical context. For those tasked with drafting the language, that proves difficult.

Technology

Academic Publishers Experiment With ‘Altmetrics’ to Track Reach and Impact

Authors can benefit from having more data on how and where their work is being discussed, proponents say.

On Leadership

Video: Bringing an Anchor Institution's Resources to a Troubled Community

Jay A. Perman, president of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, talks about how his institution worked to help the city before the recent unrest there, and how it has intervened to help at-risk youth before they reach college age.

Commentary

Stop Blaming Colleges for Higher Education’s Unaffordability

The real culprits are wealth inequality and the political leaders who allowed it to become so extreme.

The Chronicle Review

America's Hands-On Hegelian

Meet Henry Clay Brockmeyer, the polymath frontiersman.

Lingua Franca

OK, Presidential Hopeful? Celebrate Today

Allan Metcalf finds presidential candidates dispensing OKs like the rest of us.

Vitae

Offers and Counteroffers

Should I stay or should I go now?

ProfHacker

Planning a Successful Virtual Class Visit

Anastasia Salter takes a look at strategies for getting the most out of a "virtual" classroom speaker.