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Monday, March 20, 2017


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Leadership

In Spanier Case, College Leadership Goes on Trial premium

By Jack Stripling

The prosecution of Penn State’s former president, charged with covering up Jerry Sandusky’s abuse, will scrutinize administrative decision-making and feed on a growing culture of accountability.

The Chronicle Review

Spoiled Science

By Tom Bartlett

How a seemingly innocent blog post led to serious doubts about Cornell’s famous food laboratory.

Graduate Students

The Clock May Be Ticking on Graduate Unions premium

By Vimal Patel

Under President Trump, the National Labor Relations Board could soon take a dimmer view of Ph.D. students’ bids to unionize. Some say colleges are using litigation as a stall tactic.

The Chronicle Interview

‘We Live Very Segregated Lives,’ Scholar Says, but ‘Diversity Shines Its Light’ in College premium

By Eric Hoover

A higher-education researcher knows that determination is just one of the ingredients low-income students need to have a shot at succeeding in college.


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Commentary

Speak for My University? It’s Complicated

By Michael Hemesath

When impassioned advocates request your institution’s support for their cause, consider these three questions.

First Person

The Art of ‘No’

By Robin Bernstein

Don’t allow yourself to be treated as a checked box on someone else’s to-do list.

Lingua Franca

The ‘Boom!’ Boom

Whence comes this newly emphatic indicator? In our self-conscious age, wit apparently needs to be self-acknowledged, writes Ben Yagoda.


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