Academe Today Monday, February 13, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Today's News | Government By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz HBCU leaders say the attention is welcome, but they are moving cautiously to ensure the focus is on helping students, not scoring political points. |
| The Ticker The university will replace the name of a long-ago slavery proponent with that of a pioneering computer scientist who was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. |
| Faculty By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz Science supporters are marching not just to demand funding and evidence-based research in policies, but also to promote awareness about what scientists do. |
| Research By Tom Hesse Facing an increased demand for information on a topic relatively few have studied, one professor wants to establish a new center. But funding challenges loom. |
| Government By Paul Basken Academics are among those who say the move reduces public accountability and unfairly suggests that researchers have something to hide. |
The Future of Enrollment | What does the future hold for enrollment and admissions? Gain insights into the latest demographics, student migration patterns, and the changing admissions field to prepare your institution for the decade ahead. |
Views | Commentary By Dean Spade Instead of reacting negatively to students who mobilize for change, we should suppress our discomfort and recognize what they’ve gotten right. |
| The Chronicle Review By Robert Zaretsky Difference can inspire wonder or fear. Tzvetan Todorov thrilled to the former, but this is the age of the latter. |
| Lingua Franca Thanks to the internet, false attributions have spread like an invasive species, writes Ben Yagoda. It's too bad in the case of Rogers, because the things he said are so much better than the things he didn't. |
Advice | On Course By James M. Lang Why does academic culture value the students we admit more highly than the ones we graduate? |
| Vitae My five favorite books on gender, leadership, and academe. |
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