Academe Today

Commentary

The Lack of a College Degree Is a Public-Health Crisis. Here’s What Higher Ed Can Do About It.

Americans who don’t go to college are getting sicker and dying younger. Here are strategies that colleges can adopt to narrow the widening gulf in health outcomes.

Special Reports

A Dying Town

Here in a corner of Missouri and across America, the lack of a college education has become a public-health crisis.

Faculty Life

For Scholars of Women’s Studies, It’s Been a Dangerous Year

Since the election, these academics, many of whom are familiar with being the targets of criticism, say they’ve experienced vandalism, online trolling, and death threats at levels they haven’t seen before.

Faculty Evaluation

Most Professors Hate Post-Tenure Review. A Better Approach Might Look Like This.

Skill development and guidance from colleagues take precedence at the University of Denver.

Race on Campus

How One Campus Is Dealing With Its Ties to a 20th-Century White Supremacist

Universities are often called upon to remove the names of racists from their buildings. But as one campus reveals, the more complex the figure, the more difficult the project.

Lessons for College Leaders

Looking for tips on how to get faculty members on board with a new initiative? Want advice from veteran presidents? We’ve compiled articles from Idea Lab, our section on colleges solving problems, to help you be a better leader. Buy a copy here.

Commentary

Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

The lack of pedagogical training for graduate students persists even though, in many fields, the jobs they compete for increasingly emphasize teaching.

First Person

Why I Stopped Writing on My Students’ Papers

A professor decides it’s time to reconceive how he comments on essay assignments.

Lingua Franca

On Trying Not to Be a ‘Smacked-Ass’

Ben Yagoda investigates that term, and other Philadelphia lingo.