Academe Today

Public Opinion

Inside One City’s Love-Hate Relationship With Higher Ed

Most Americans think higher education is headed in the wrong direction, but they love their local college. Why?

Admissions

At Harvard Trial, Statistics Give Way to Personal Stories About Diversity

Current and former students on Monday described why race matters in admissions.

Admissions

Harvard Senior Who Testified at Admissions Trial Says Many Asian-American Students Support Affirmative Action

Thang Q. Diep, a student who immigrated from Vietnam, explains why he got involved in the case, and says the plaintiff is harboring “an ulterior motive.”

Mentors

Professors Are the Likeliest Mentors for Students, Except Those Who Aren’t White

Students have racially disparate access to sources of advice crucial to their success, a new report says.

Two-Minute Tips

4 Properties of Powerful Teachers

They typically have personality, presence, preparation, and passion. Want to cultivate and fine-tune those traits and become a better teacher? Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz tells you how in this Two-Minute Tips video.

Two-Minute Tips

Short videos to help you excel in the academic workplace.

The Daily Briefing

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

The Chronicle Review

The Bizarro World of Literary Studies

The field has never reckoned with its own mistakes.

Special Reports

Why Incentives for Innovation Don’t Work

What’s needed to produce real change is intrinsic, rather than extrinsic, motivation.

Lingua Franca

The Power of a Conversation in Writing

Sometimes it’s easier to express thoughts in writing than in spoken words. “Dialogue journals” — continuing written exchanges between two people — can be useful teaching tools, Roger Shuy writes.