Academe Today

Here’s What Sexual Harassment Looks Like in Higher Education

A mix of risk factors have made the problem particularly pervasive in the college workplace.

Sexual-Harassment Case at U. of Southern California Prompts Push for Tougher Punishments

Students are asking the university to re-examine its policies, saying the sanctions imposed on a professor who violated those polices were weak.

Admissions

Brb — Gotta Go Text Teens About College

Enrollment marketers eye another hot new way to reach prospective students, despite some nervousness.

Campus Safety

How a Defense Dept. Program Equips Campus Police Forces

Nearly 100 campus police agencies maintain surplus military gear through a federal program. It’s a money-saver for colleges, but does the show of force discourage free speech on campus?

Teaching

Just Maybe, Student Activists Aren’t So Closed-Minded

A new national survey says they seek out differing opinions more often than their peers do.

Government

Nearly Everyone Supports Career Education. But What Would Make It Work?

Advocates hope that current federal legislation, test programs nationwide, and backing by the Trump administration will do the job.

Labor & Work-Life Issues

It’s Been 3 Decades Since There Were So Few Jobs for History Ph.D.s

And back then, the American Historical Association notes in its latest jobs report, many fewer new graduates were competing for those openings.

Leadership & Governance

A University’s Free-Speech Committee Pledges Transparency — Then Closes Its Meetings to the Public

Critics railed against the move at Ohio University as the “height of irony.”

Advice

The Fallacy of Open-Access Publication

It’s clearly not open to all if scholars are required to pay to publish their results.

Lingua Franca

‘OK’ Is a 4-Letter Word

Allan Metcalf examines the transformation of OK into something more familiar.