A YEAR AT A DISTANCE

By Karin Fischer

The pandemic has not just disrupted international students’ college experience. It has marooned them all over the world.

BACKGROUNDER

To Keep International Students During the Pandemic, Colleges Get Creative

By Karin Fischer

Whether classes are online or in person, the old playbook won’t work.

CHRONICLE REVIEW

Cornel West Quits Harvard; the 13th Amendment

By Len Gutkin

How should we think about the activist-professor’s employment situation?

RACE ON CAMPUS

‘Was the Cat in the Hat Black?’ One Scholar’s Look at the Racism of Dr. Seuss

By Vimal Patel

Long before Dr. Seuss was “canceled,” a Kansas State professor called out the racial stereotypes in his children’s books.

A NEW ADMINISTRATION

Higher Ed Under Biden-Harris: White House Orders Review of Title IX Regulations

The Chronicle is tracking developments under the new administration and analyzing what they mean for higher education.

THE REVIEW

Humanists, Want to Attack Originalism? Learn About Law.

By Paul Gowder and Noah Feldman

A recent effort to debunk the legal theory misses badly.

Virtual Events: Tune In Live

Humanize the admissions process in a virtual year. Register here for tomorrow’s forum on how colleges can avoid reducing potential students to a collection of statistics.
Learn how an institution outside the United States is tackling the challenges of diversity and inclusion. Sign up here for a conversation on Thursday between Liz McMillen, executive editor at The Chronicle, and Lynn Dobbs, vice chancellor of London Metropolitan University. This rescheduled event is our first in a series of interviews with global higher-education leaders.
Get a better understanding of how the shift to online learning has permanently changed students’ expectations of teaching and the classroom. Register here for a forum next Tuesday, March 16, on engaging a new generation of learners.

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ADVICE

Stop Ignoring Microaggressions Against Your Staff

By Lee Skallerup Bessette

Three ways that professors and administrators, intentionally or not, put staff “in their place.”

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Five million U.S. students are caring for a loved one

Of the more than 5 million student caregivers in the United States enrolled in colleges and universities, 43% of those recently surveyed keep their caregiving responsibilities private due to the belief that their institutions would not understand their situations or be able to help.

Job Announcement

Biochemistry Faculty opening at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Visit jobs.chronicle.com for more details.

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Rise of the Resistance

Collaborating to develop new antibacterial agents to combat antibiotic resistance, Chapman University researchers are exploring how bacteria adapt when confronted with an antibiotic sent to destroy them.

Faculty Diversity

What Colleges Need to Do Now
The growing racial-justice movement has led colleges to rethink diversity on many fronts, including in their faculty ranks. This collection from The Chronicle includes articles, advice, and essays on how colleges can diversify their faculties and help minority scholars thrive. Order your copy today.

Job Opportunities

Faculty Positions in Biology

Duke Kunshan University

Dean of Undergraduate Education, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

University of Southern California

Faculty Positions in Communication

College of Media and International Culture at Zhejiang University

Multiple Faculty Position in Natural and Applied Sciences

Duke Kunshan University

Executive Director, Institute of Politics

The University of Chicago

Vice President for Learning and Student Success - Pierce College Fort Steilacoom