| Beleaguered Agencies By Lee Gardner The president’s budget plan may never be enacted, but the call to eliminate the endowments plays to his base and sends a signal about what his administration values. |
| Spending Priorities President Trump’s "skinny budget," which is just an opening offer in the budget-writing process, proposes cuts in several agencies and programs. |
| First Jobs By Alex Arriaga The Trump administration wants to hire 5,000 new Customs and Border Protection officers, and colleges are a prime recruiting ground. |
| Campus Politics By Tom Hesse Awoken by the former presidential contender and spurred on by President Trump’s election, the Young Democratic Socialists are expanding. |
| On Leadership By Goldie Blumenstyk Lisa W. Wardell, the new president and chief executive officer of the DeVry Education Group, talks about the regulatory changes she expects under the Trump administration, why DeVry University recently settled several legal problems, and more. |
| The Chronicle Review By Nicole M. Wright The alt-right wants to co-opt her as a symbol of meek, old-fashioned white womanhood. They don't have a clue. |
| Lingua Franca A visit to the remains of a great civilization in Mexico prompts Lucy Ferriss to wonder just how a language is meant to communicate. |
| Vitae By Christopher Yates Dear hiring committee: Can we talk? Here’s what you really need to know about me. |
| ProfHacker Jason Jones points to a great resource. |
