| The Chronicle Review By Steve Kolowich A professor of English has won himself a big audience by building a case against President Trump on Twitter. But the real meaning of his online crusade is in the subtext. |
| Faculty By Peter Schmidt Spalding University, in Kentucky, asserts that a faculty member behaved inappropriately in complaining about a student who brought a gun to the campus. The university stands accused of violating the professor’s workplace rights. |
| Teaching By Julia Schmalz The University of Rochester is overhauling a local high school in hopes of developing strategies and solutions for challenged urban schools. |
| Research By Tom Hesse Some scholars who have studied fraudulent voting fear the effort will be fueled by partisanship. |
| re:Learning Video By Goldie Blumenstyk Theories like “design thinking” and “intrinsic motivation” are more than buzzwords, says Richard K. Miller, president of the 18-year-old Olin College of Engineering. Once students are immersed in those ideas, he says, “you can’t stop them from learning.” |
| We’ve started a new email, for individual subscribers only, that briefs readers on everything they need to know in higher ed to start the day. Here’s a sample. |
| The Chronicle Review By Eric Adler In justifying their field, they turn to “critical thinking” and social-science criteria. |
| Lingua Franca As a financial metaphor, the phrase goes back nearly a century, writes Lucy Ferriss. What could Trump have meant when he said he invented it? |
| First Person By Chandra Manning Why I won’t be asking you about your next big project. |
| Vitae By Allison M. Vaillancourt Warning: You may be surprised by the realities of an administrative position. |
