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The Chronicle Review

The Ugly Truth of Being a Black Professor in America

I’ve received hundreds of racist emails, phone messages, and letters. This is what it’s like to be hated.

Your Turn

Tell Us About Your Experience of Racism in the Academy

How does racism manifest itself in higher education? Share your thoughts here.

Academic Freedom

The Real Free-Speech Crisis Is Professors Being Disciplined for Liberal Views, a Scholar Finds

It may defy the examples brandished by right-wing pundits, but Jeffrey Adam Sachs says faculty members are dismissed more often for liberal comments than conservative ones.

Faculty

George Mason’s President Says Some Donor Agreements Fell ‘Short’ of Academic Standards

A series of gifts the university accepted between 2003 and 2011, including some from the Charles Koch Foundation, included language granting donors room to influence the selection of professors. Now the university’s gift-acceptance policy is under review.

From the Archives

How George Mason Became Koch’s Academic Darling

Through his foundation, the billionaire libertarian Charles G. Koch has given millions to the university. For some faculty members, that raises concerns about his influence.

Government

Why Are States Spending Less on Higher-Ed? Medicaid and Lazy Rivers Could Be to Blame

A new study points out that state funding cuts for colleges over the past 30 years may be a result of increased welfare spending and changing public perceptions of higher education. 

Transfers

These 2-Year and 4-Year College Partnerships Keep Students From Falling Through the Cracks

Good role models are needed at a time when a third of students transfer at least once, but 43 percent of the credits they earn get lost in the process.

Administration

2 Women Are Paid $300,000 Settlement in Harassment Case at U. of Minnesota

The text of an agreement, obtained by a local newspaper, details what the university negotiated following harassment by a former athletic director, Norwood Teague.

The Daily Briefing

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Commentary

Why Chinese Students Aren’t a Threat

It’s important to remember that Chinese people are not a monolithic force, moving in lockstep with their government.

Lingua Franca

Why Are Young People Trying to Talk Fancy?

They seem to be pronouncing words like “organ-eye-zation” and “moh-bile” the British way, says Ben Yagoda. What gives?