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THE REVIEW

The Professor of Paranoia

By Mark Dery

Mark Crispin Miller, who is suing his colleagues, used to study conspiracy theories. Now he pushes them.

MENTAL HEALTH

Students Struggling With Mental Health Often Confide in Professors. They Want More Guidance on How to Help.

By Audrey Williams June

Nearly 80 percent of professors talked about mental-health issues with students during the past year, but less than a third had been trained in how to do so.

BACKGROUNDER

How to Help a Student in a Mental-Health Crisis

By David Gooblar

You’re a faculty member, not a trained counselor. But you can play a significant role in guiding a struggling student.

RACE ON CAMPUS

Race on Campus: ‘A Canoe Trying to Change the Direction of a Battleship’

By Vimal Patel

A land-grant university made an unusual hire to help repair its relationships with Native American tribes.

BACKGROUNDER

For Native Students, Education’s Promise Has Long Been Broken

By Kelly Field

President Obama wants more American Indian students to graduate from college. But look at the challenges these high schoolers face, and it becomes clear why that is a tall order.

NOW MORE THAN 360

Here’s a List of Colleges That Will Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19

By Andy Thomason and Brian O’Leary

More colleges are announcing that they will require students to be vaccinated. Here are the ones we know about.

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ADVICE

2 Ways to Fairly Grade Class Participation

By James M. Lang

A professor who no longer grades participation offers equitable alternatives for those faculty members who do.

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A 2021 Anomaly: A Balanced Budget

Like all university leadership teams, Fordham University had to make difficult decisions early on in the pandemic to ensure the institution’s financial well-being. How did they accomplish balancing a budget that that is 88 percent dependent upon tuition and student sources?

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Today's Global Campus

Strategies for Reviving International Enrollments and Study Abroad
Pandemic travel restrictions cut both ways, causing international enrollments to plummet and limiting study-abroad opportunities. This Chronicle report provides an in-depth look at how the global education experience has changed and offers strategies for assessing and adapting programs to ensure students' exposure to cultural and global diversity. Order your copy today.

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