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Students

When Does a Student-Affairs Official Cross the Line? premium

By Steve Kolowich

In a time of protest and recrimination, balancing the goals of students and an institution can be perilous. The University of Missouri found that out when a student-life administrator turned up in a viral video.

Campus Safety

As a Shooting Unfolds, Hours of Chaos and Fear at Dallas's El Centro College

By Katherine Mangan, Jack Stripling, and Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

The gunfire that claimed the lives of five police officers erupted outside a campus building, stranding students who were taking final exams.

On Leadership

Video: Adapting in Tough Times

By Eric Kelderman

Allison Garrett, president of Emporia State University, in Kansas, talks about how her institution is dealing with a challenging state budget.

Views

Commentary

Flagships Must Create New Models to Preserve the Public Good

By Nicholas B. Dirks

America built its economic strength and political vitality on the backs of its public universities. What will it take to sustain them?

Lingua Franca

The Safe Space

Ilan Stavans used to doubt people who said things wouldn't get better; now he worries about violence. But the classroom, he believes, is a place for trying to turn chaos into order.


Advice

The Two-Year Track

Your To-Do List as Chair

By Rob Jenkins

Here are the five core responsibilities you will face as department chair.

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': How Do I Politely Can a Co-Author?

Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: prepping for a dean interview; when politics get in the way of an academic friendship.

Job Opportunities

President, Lyon College
Arkansas, United States

Vice President for Accelerate Engineering, S.C. Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (SCGSSM)
South Carolina, United States

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, The Evergreen State College
Washington, United States

Computer Scientist, Morris College
South Carolina, United States

Assistant Professor of Modern European History, Dartmouth College
New Hampshire, United States

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