Academe Today

#MeToo Moment

Yale Law Students Demand That Kavanaugh’s Accusers Be Heard

Anger and protests, silent and otherwise, spread from the campus to Washington amid accusations of sexual assault against the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, a Yale alumnus.

The Chronicle Interview

The Author of ‘Dear Committee Members’ Takes On the Corporate University

Julie Schumacher, whose new novel is The Shakespeare Requirement, has earned acclaim as an academic satirist. But she won’t be pigeonholed.

Curriculum

So What Are You Going to Do With That Degree? Physics Majors Get That Question, Too

Even though physics is a STEM field, it has to work to win over students and parents from majors, like computer science and engineering, that sound more practical. Here’s what the discipline is doing to demonstrate it gives students a leg up for a broad set of careers.

Diversity

How Well Does Your Public University Treat Black Students? New Effort Assigns Grades, State by State

Black public-university students in two states with the highest percentage of African-American residents are among the most disadvantaged nationwide, according to a report from the University of Southern California.

Hiring Trends

When a Chief Diversity Officer Is Not Enough

More institutions are hiring administrators with “inclusive excellence” in their job titles, and some of them sit in the president’s cabinet.

The Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Here’s a sample.

Advice

Warning Signs That You and Your Campus Are a Bad Fit

The academic year is just underway, and it’s already time to consider whether to go back on the faculty job market.

Lingua Franca

A Man Reads ‘Little Women’ (Continued)

There are boys in this classic, says Bill Germano, and men, too, though they’re a lot less interesting than the sisters. And they’re meant to be.