Academe Today

How Scandal and Corruption Brought Down a College Sports Powerhouse

What happens when an ultra-ambitious university’s plans unravel? Ask the University of Louisville.

The $10-Billion Sports Tab

In the past five years, public universities pumped more than $10.3 billion in mandatory student fees and other subsidies into their sports programs, according to a 2015 examination by The Chronicle and The Huffington Post.

Job Market

How Much Does Publishing in Top Journals Boost Tenure Prospects? In Economics, a Lot

The journals are shaping scholars’ research agendas — and not for the better.

Faculty

Brett Kavanaugh Will Not Teach Next Semester at Harvard Law School

President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from several women.

Two-Minute Tips

6 Tips to Shape Up Your Writing

Got writing troubles? You are not alone. In this inaugural edition of Two-Minute Tips, we offer six helpful hints to make your prose sing.

The Chronicle Interview

How a Long-Shot Scholarship Changed a Refugee’s Life

Five years ago, Mariela Shaker left Syria for rural Illinois. Here’s what she has been able to do since.

Data

How Diverse Is Your College’s Student Body? Find Out Here

Explore new data on the race, ethnicity, and gender of students at more than 4,300 colleges and universities.

The Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Here’s a sample.

Commentary

3 Ways That Colleges Suppress a Diversity of Viewpoints

When the pressures of social media and political correctness join forces, freewheeling academic discourse suffers.

Advice

Are We Setting the Career-Advice Bar Too High for Graduate Advisers?

When it comes to a nonfaculty career path, doctoral students are afraid to talk about it and their professors are afraid to offer any advice.

Special Reports

A Gay, African-American Urbanite Finds a Home in Rural Iowa

A college president, once a city dweller, sees his rural post as an opportunity to live at a cultural intersection, among neighbors.

Lingua Franca

What’s in a Name? A Government Loses a National Referendum Over an Adjective

A referendum to add “North” to a country’s name failed after its president called the renaming “historical suicide.” Geoff Pullum explains why that’s ridiculous.