Academe Today

How the Academic Elite Reproduces Itself

Publishing was invented to cure academe of patronage and patrimony. It’s failed.

Legal

With Title IX Guidance in Flux, It May Be ‘Open Hunting Season’ for Lawyers

Obama-era guidance led to more lawyers representing accused rapists on campus. Now that the guidance has been rescinded, even more lawyers may get involved.

The Chronicle Interview

An Aspiring Grad Student Nurses a Dream in the Darkness of War

Bushra Dabbagh hoped to escape Syria to study biotechnology and entrepreneurship at Northeastern University. But President Trump’s travel ban may stop her from reaching her goal.

The Ticker

Publisher Withdraws Essay Defending Colonialism, Citing Threat to Journal Editor

Taylor & Francis, the publisher of the journal Third World Quarterly, withdrew the controversial piece at the request of the editor and in agreement with the author.

The Ticker

Wisconsin Regents Approve a 3-Strikes Policy to Deal With Students Who Disrupt Speakers

Under the new rule, students who twice interfere with free speech on campus will be suspended for a minimum of one semester. And three times? They’re out.

Advice

Administration 101: Mind Your Manner

How to project a positive image during a campus interview.

Commentary

How the Provost Can Help Students Succeed

The chief academic officer can generate crucial faculty commitment to the goal of helping students thrive and graduate.

Lingua Franca

Christopher Columbus’s Catalan-Inflected Language

Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera says the explorer’s letters and the people he brought with him on his voyages make some scholars think he was more Catalan than Genovese.