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The Chronicle Review

The Disillusionment of Samuel Moyn

The Yale historian has become a prominent critic of liberalism. But what’s he for?

Campus Speech

What Some Colleges Have Learned From Hosting Controversial Speakers

Top academic and student-affairs officials who have handled appearances by Milo Yiannopoulos and others shared lessons at a meeting held by the Council of Independent Colleges.

Technology

Want to Improve Technology on Your Campus? Ask Users What They Want

How an effort to improve a classroom control panel helped one university’s professors, administrators, and tech staff find common ground.

Campus Safety

Florida State U. Suspends Fraternities and Sororities After Pledge’s Death

“There will need to be a new normal for Greek life at the university,” said the president, John Thrasher.

Research

Slaves in the Ivy League: Princeton Discovers Its Racial Past

How one historian’s seminar has grown into one of the most-ambitious investigations of an institution’s racial history.

Students

‘Not a Home’? Students Blast U. of Maryland for Administrator’s Comment

“This is not a home,” said the university’s chief of staff in a meeting about a proposed ban on “hate symbols.”

Faculty

NYU Faculty Members Shun Abu Dhabi Campus Over Academic-Freedom Issues

Professors in the journalism school told the university’s president that the denial of visas to two colleagues represents “a significant threat.”

Educause

IT, ‘Like Electricity,’ Is Now Everywhere

Infomation technology is pervasive in everything we do in so many ways, says Marty Ringle, chief information officer at Reed College and a founder and former chair of Educause.

The Daily Briefing

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On Course

Will They Remember Writing It?

A new book seeks to help instructors design a meaningful writing assignment.

Commentary

How Dual Enrollment Contributes to Inequality

The wildly popular program lets high-school students earn college credits cheaply and easily. But it’s not available to all students equally.

Lingua Franca

Do Courtesy Titles Matter?

In academe, as in politics, the use – or not – of honorifics can signify power, says Lucy Ferriss.