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Wednesday, August 8, 2018


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Sexual Misconduct

Abuse Scandals Involving Doctors Have Shaken Several Colleges. Now Others Are Making Changes. premium

By Lindsay Ellis

Fallout from incidents at Michigan State, the University of Southern California, and Ohio State has driven institutions to add new protective measures — both to safeguard students and to minimize their own liability.

A Resignation

Facing Calls to Hasten His Departure, USC’s President Steps Aside

By Brock Read

C.L. Max Nikias, plagued by a string of sexual-misconduct scandals at the university, had announced in May that he would leave his post. By this month, the faculty was becoming restive.

Teaching

As Journalists Face Constant Attacks From the White House, Teaching News Literacy Gets Harder

By Teghan Simonton

Professors find they must navigate political minefields with every lesson.

Politics

The Koch Institute Is Worried About Free Speech on Campus. But Not in the Way You Might Think.

By Michael Vasquez

Policies and laws that hinder open dialogue, like those being pushed by some conservative groups, will prevent students from learning from one another, says the institute's director of free expression.

Re:Learning

Online Learning Is Misunderstood. Here’s How.

By Goldie Blumenstyk

One out of three college students takes at least one class online. But we still get a lot wrong about the medium, according to professionals who work in the trenches.

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A New Feature for Chronicle Readers


Idea Lab: Mergers and Collaboration

Many colleges are looking to potentially merge or collaborate with their peers. But what do leaders need to know to do this well? Our latest Idea Lab collection offers advice and tips from colleges that have merged or formed partnerships to cut costs and expand academic programs. It’s available in the Chronicle Store.


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Advice

Why I’m Easy: On Giving Lots of A’s

By Gary Laderman

The importance of encouraging students who are weighed down by preprofessional courses to take a class for — dare I say it? — pleasure.

Lingua Franca

What Is the Present Tense of ‘Riven’?

Anne Curzan finds herself curious about a healthy past participle whose verb may be gasping its last breaths.


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