Academe Today

Faculty

How to Revamp a Curriculum Quickly — but Not Too Quickly

Quick change keeps programs current, but time is needed to ensure quality. The challenge: finding a way to have both.

Leadership

Iowa Faculty, Resigned to Harreld’s Leadership, Still Waiting for Results

The controversy over Bruce Harreld’s hiring has quieted, but many faculty members remain dispirited by challenges facing the university.

Students

Why a Fafsa Tool’s Continued Outage Hits Community Colleges So Hard

The government has pledged to get a key Fafsa-filing resource back online by the time the next financial-aid season begins. But for many students, the current season hasn't even started yet.

Faculty

Georgetown U. Professor Doesn’t Shy From a Fight With the Alt-Right

The scholar has drawn vicious attacks online after a confrontation that got Richard Spencer kicked out of a gym. Unfazed, she fights back.

Leadership & Governance

How Baylor’s First Female President Plans to Move Past the Sex-Assault Scandals

Linda A. Livingstone, dean of the George Washington School of Business, said she is confident that cultural change can happen on the Texas campus.

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Commentary

The ‘Borrower Defense’ Rule Takes Effect in July. Brace for It.

The new regulation, which establishes complicated guidelines for the forgiveness of student loans, could prove costly to unwary colleges.

Vitae

You Can’t Automate Good Teaching

Any professor who cares one whit about teaching understands that education involves a lot more than just conveying information.

Lingua Franca

Are You Fed Up of Preposition Creep?

Ben Yagoda gets excited for a commentator's use of "exhausted of."