Administration By Chris Quintana From Milo Yiannopoulos to Ann Coulter, UC-Berkeley has found itself at the center of the free-speech maelstrom. Here’s what other colleges can learn from the California flagship’s experience. |
Faculty By Peter Monaghan After tenure, many faculty members feel unmotivated. Here’s how to keep them on track. |
Government By Paul Basken Biomedical industry chiefs and leaders of the National Institutes of Health met with Trump administration officials on Monday to explain why they view federal spending on research as critical. |
The Chronicle Interview By Kelly Field An academic who wrote a book on single mothers in college describes the struggles such women face and recalls her own experience getting a Ph.D. as an unmarried mom. |
On Leadership By Audrey Williams June After spending her academic career outside her native California, Mary A. Papazian, president of San Jose State University, describes her arrival there as “coming home.” She talks about committing to be a long-term leader at the university, and about what she’s doing to help it reach its potential. |
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Commentary By Christina M. Fitzgerald After surviving the big push to permanency, taking an intellectual breather helped me rediscover my passion for the profession. |
The Chronicle Review By Shannon Winnubst It brought into focus long-simmering tensions between feminist philosophy and the discipline as a whole. |
Lingua Franca Having royal blood saves some heads of state from themselves, says Geoff Pullum. Then there are others. |
First Person By Kevin O. Sauter Sure, you could stay home to work on the book, but this is no time to be timid. |
Vitae By Manya Whitaker A few words of advice on how to approach, and finish, your first book. |