Academe Today

History in a Time of Crisis

To counter autocracy, question inevitability and practice empathy.

Special Reports

Red and Blue Roommates

Matt and Zain have been friends since third grade. One voted for Donald Trump. The other is Muslim. A friendship is being tested.

Research

Feeling Under Siege by Trump, Scientists Plot Their Response

Researchers’ anxiety was evident at the AAAS meeting in Boston over the weekend. They want to push back against attacks on science, but don’t want to be seen as just another political interest group.

Technology

What's Up With Hive, a Nascent Successor to Yik Yak

Yik Yak, an app notorious for anonymous gossip, generated controversy on campuses. Its successor focuses on productivity.

Data

Explore a Decade of Data on College and University Endowments

This searchable database shows how individual colleges' endowments have fared from 2007 through 2016. The figures come from the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute.  

Commentary

How Colleges Lost Billions to Hedge Funds in 2016

The disastrous endowment performance was widespread, but it left a handful of elite institutions with most of their wealth intact.

The Chronicle Review

Lessons in Perspective

Some you learn over weeks, others you learn over decades.

Lingua Franca

My New Crush on the Dictionary

Lucy Ferriss finds solace in Merriam-Webster.