Academe Today

Students

Making Sexual-Assault Hearings Fair

How colleges train and choose those who serve on Title IX panels is changing.

Leadership

Top Faculty Committee Upset With Michigan State’s Choice of Interim Leader

John Engler, a former Michigan governor, was appointed to the temporary post in the wake of the Nassar scandal. Some faculty members are skeptical about his lack of academic-leadership experience. 

Campus Speech

Texas Lawmakers Weigh the Limits of Free Speech on Campus

Stories from across the Lone Star State illuminate the difficulty of balancing First Amendment protections with student safety.

Rampant Propaganda

‘White Supremacists Are Targeting College Campuses Like Never Before’

A new analysis by the Anti-Defamation League has found 346 incidents since September 2016 of fliers, stickers, banners, or posters from the racist groups.

Campus Insiders

Southern Illinois Chancellor Hired Family Members for Posts Created for Them, Newspaper Reports

Carlo Montemagno, who leads the university’s Carbondale campus, named his daughter and son-in-law to campus positions after he was appointed in July, according to the student newspaper.

Student Life

Students With Disabilities Are Largely Ignored by Colleges’ Assault Prevention, Study Finds

Federal and college sexual assault programs and policies are not inclusive to students with disabilities, a study found.  

The Must Reads for 2018

Want to get a jump-start on the year ahead? Here’s a collection of Chronicle articles and essays picked by the editors to help college leaders gain insight into the trends and controversies likely to affect campuses in 2018. Purchase a copy here.

First Person

Stop Fixating on the Size of Your Audience

Making an impact with social media is about much more than follower counts.

Lingua Franca

Trapping and Twigging

Lucy Ferriss’s friend used the French verb piger, “to understand,” or, in English, “to twig.” What’s the history?