Faculty By Audrey Williams June In Tennessee and elsewhere, professors worry that their arguments to legislators and the public are falling on deaf ears. |
Leadership & Governance By Jack Stripling Previously unreleased emails affirm that John Engler’s team at the university, where the former governor is interim president, brought a deeply political focus to the Nassar abuse crisis. With Engler’s job on the line, the politics have only intensified. |
The Chronicle Interview By Sara Lipka Educators must be vocal and clear about how they turn taxpayer dollars into effective results, says F. Ann Millner, a Utah state senator and former college president. |
The Chronicle Review By Richard Wolin The strange case of Julia Kristeva. |
Students By Sarah Brown An external review found that the university’s Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit didn’t adequately support victims or properly document allegations of misconduct. |
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Commentary By Rich Saunders Standardized tests can level the playing field for low-income and rural college applicants. Making those tests optional may blunt that benefit. |
Lingua Franca Geoff Pullum argues that professors should stop sending students to a thoroughly outdated writing guide â and cites some alternatives. |