Academe Today

Research

How Much Do Professors Work? One Researcher Is Trying to Find Out

John Ziker describes developing an app that helps faculty members record how many hours each week they spend doing their jobs and why it’s beneficial for the public to know.

Faculty

Researchers Rebut Investigation of Rochester Professor’s Alleged Harassment

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the university called the law firm’s report “a work of advocacy dressed in the garb of impartiality and independence.”

Athletics

Who Should Oversee Athletes’ Academic Progress?

The athletic director or the provost? The question comes to the fore at Ohio University.

Administration

Giving to Colleges Rose 6% in 2017

Contributions to higher-education institutions topped $43.6 billion, the highest total ever counted in the annual “Voluntary Support of Education” report.

On Leadership

A Steward of the Community

Eduardo M. Ochoa, president of California State University’s Monterey Bay campus, speaks about the role of the regional system in social equity and social justice.

Data

Which Colleges Generate the Most First-Time Presidents?

Of the 18 colleges that have produced at least three first-time presidents for other institutions since July 2012, six had enrollments of fewer than 10,000 students.

The Daily Briefing

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Commentary

A Crash Course in Crisis Communication

Leadership on college campuses isn’t just about what happens when all hell breaks loose — it’s about what happens long beforehand.

The Chronicle Review

Technology Makes Amnesiacs of Us All

And the academy only hastens our forgetting.

Lingua Franca

Mistrusting ‘Mistress’

Lucy Ferriss considers a word in the Nunes memo that has no male counterpart.