Academe Today

Leadership & Governance

How a Low-Profile Leader Made Big Changes at Indiana U.

With little fanfare, Michael McRobbie has brought about a renewal on a campus where many once felt progress had halted.

Admissions

Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policy Goes on Trial on Monday. Here’s What to Expect.

The latest front in the fight over affirmative action opens in a federal courtroom in Boston and could have lasting implications for colleges nationwide.

Students

At Stanford, a Conservative Student Was Confronted at a Pro-Kavanaugh Event. Now He’s Pressing Charges.

The dust-up was just one of several campus clashes this week as some students celebrated the appointment of the newest Supreme Court justice.

People

New Roles Focus on First-Generation Students’ Issues

More four-year colleges are hiring managers to foster a sense of community among first-generation students.

Data

These Colleges Reported the Most Liquor and Drug Violations

Colleges tended to have far more referrals to student-conduct programs than arrests for suspected violations.

Special Reports

Miami U. Senior Wins Chronicle’s Award for Young Journalists

Megan Zahneis, a student at the university in Ohio, was honored with The Chronicle’s 2018 David W. Miller Award, which is presented to the top intern who worked at The Chronicle during the previous year.

‘No Money, No Mission’: How Colleges Can Fortify Themselves for the Future

Market forces are bearing down on higher education, and internal inefficiencies can make matters worse. Our new report on the college business model can help you shore up your finances now and consider major transformations ahead. Buy a copy in our store.

Commentary

Most Republicans Still Aren’t Crazy About Higher Education. And That’s OK.

Colleges are inspiring distrust not because they are abandoning their mission but because they are doing their best to carry it out.

Advice

When You Communicate With Students, Tone Matters

Do you really think talking down to undergraduates makes them want to work hard in your class?

Lingua Franca

What’s the Word on the Street in Paris? ‘Du Coup’

Lucy Ferriss, teaching in France, examines a phrase that, like woke or like in America, has infiltrated everyday speech.