Athletics

It’s Been 2 Years Since Scandal Erupted at Baylor. Yet the Allegations Continue.

A former board chair is said to have used a racial slur to describe black athletes, and a former Title IX official details how she was prevented from doing her job. Meanwhile, the NCAA has issued a formal notice of violations.

International

‘It Would Have Been Catastrophic’: Trump Administration Suggested, Then Shelved, a Plan to Bar All Chinese Students

Educators expressed relief that President Trump had been dissuaded from acting on the visa proposal, but they worried it could be a prelude to future policies that could undermine higher education’s global outreach.

Faculty

Georgetown Professor’s Profane Tweet Elicits Tepid Response From University

Christine Fair said “entitled white men” like those defending Brett Kavanaugh merit “miserable deaths while feminists laugh.” In a statement the university recognized free-speech rights, condemned violent imagery, but did not name her once.

Campus Safety

A $1-Million Fine for Violating the Clery Act? Expensive, but Not Unprecedented

The University of Montana is appealing a penalty levied by the Education Department for failure to report campus-crime data.

Research

‘I Never Applied’: Nobel Winner Explains Associate-Professor Status, but Critics Still See Steeper Slope for Women

Donna Strickland, of Canada’s University of Waterloo, was one of three scientists on Tuesday to be announced as winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. She’s only the third woman ever to win the physics prize.

Graduate Enrollment

International Students’ Graduate Enrollment Is Down, Study Finds. Some Say U.S. Policy Is to Blame.

The decrease in such first-time enrollments was 4 percent, says an annual report by the Council of Graduate Schools.

Idea Lab: Mergers and Collaboration

Many colleges are looking to merge or collaborate with their peers. But what do leaders need to know to do this well? Our latest Idea Lab collection offers advice and tips from colleges that have merged or formed partnerships to cut costs and expand academic programs. It’s available in the Chronicle Store.

Commentary

Betsy DeVos’s For-Profit Strategy Is Risky — for Betsy DeVos

If the education secretary knowingly funnels federal grants and loans to for-profit colleges in defiance of the law, she could face fines or even jail.

Advice

How to Avoid Idiots at Academic Conferences

As you prepare for this year’s round of annual meetings, here’s how to spot all the nudniks and kuni lemls.

Lingua Franca

How to Learn to Write Like a Machine

What’s the best way to learn to write better? By recognizing the patterns of a good editor, says Rose Jacobs, line by line by line.