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Friday, May 18, 2018


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Sexual Assault

How Due Process Became a New Front in the Culture Wars premium

By Eric Kelderman

The principle was once invoked largely by lawyers and legal scholars who worried that colleges were too eager to side with accusers in sexual-assault complaints. Now, though, it has become a far-ranging battle cry.

Income Gap

Yes, College Is ‘Worth It,’ One Researcher Says. It’s Just Worth More if You’re Rich.

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

The New York Times got it wrong, says a researcher cited in an op-ed questioning the value of college. Higher education still helps the poor, just not as much as it does the wealthiest tier.

Teaching

The Future of Learning and How It Could Change Your Classroom

A Chronicle reporter shares lessons for professors from her new report.

Campus Climate

‘Why Are Black People So Loud?’ One University Says It’s OK to Ask

By Chris Quintana

In a survey it administers to people on its campus, Southern Methodist University poses stereotypical questions about different races and asks if they’d like to know the answers.

Faculty

After Years of State Budget Woes, the U. of Illinois Will Hire Hundreds of Faculty Members

By Emma Kerr

With revenues on the rise, administrators want to invest in more faculty members. 

Finance

Another Small College, Marylhurst U., Will Close After Years of Declining Enrollment

By Julian Wyllie

The 125-year-old Roman Catholic university had tried to create a niche market for adult learners.


A New Report for Chronicle Readers


The Adult Student: The Population Colleges — and the Nation — Can’t Afford to Ignore

America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement.


Views


Advice

Give Students More Options When They Have to Take Your Course

By David Gooblar

Motivation is key to their success. When we give them choices, we benefit as much as they do.

Lingua Franca

Who Legislates Language Change? Newspaper Stylebooks

And their editors’ objective, says Allan Metcalf, is to make sure the words are unobtrusive. Consider survivor and victim.

 

 

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