Politics

Hurricane Trump Bears Down on Science

Saying research on Maria’s death toll in Puerto Rico is bogus, the president makes a pointed challenge to higher-ed standards and values.

Campus Speech

U. of Nebraska Wondered Whether Conservative Students Were Being Silenced. Here’s What It Found Out.

The university system commissioned a Gallup survey after a liberal graduate student berated a conservative undergrad. Among other things, Gallup found that some students — and faculty members — were anxious about speaking their minds.

Campus Symbols

‘Exhaustion, Confusion, and Anger’: U. of Illinois Finds a Community at Odds Over Old Mascot

A new report on the Urbana-Champaign campus’s controversial Chief Illiniwek mascot, which was retired in 2007, acknowledges more than regret that “we are not further along in the process.”

Teaching

How a Common Course Fosters Teaching Collaboration on One Campus

A required, interdisciplinary introduction to social science at the University of Dayton gets instructors from different departments talking, in meetings and more informally.

Teaching

How to Create a Syllabus

There’s never a bad time to re-examine and rethink your syllabus. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to craft an effective one.

Leadership Insights: Innovation

Our latest booklet aims to help college leaders build a culture of innovation on their campuses. It includes examples of how colleges are developing and implementing new approaches; tips on what it takes to be an innovative president; and ways to look for ideas outside of higher ed. Buy your copy in the new Chronicle Store.

Advice

Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration

A former dean chronicles the challenges of returning to full-time teaching.

Lingua Franca

Am I Too Old to Say Anything New?

How do you feel about impact as a verb? How about reveal as a noun? Rose Jacobs is studying how age correlates with feelings about language change. You can become part of her data here.

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