| Faculty By Robin Wilson When making their case for tenure, minority professors say they feel penalized for one of the reasons they were hired: being different. If colleges are to succeed at diversifying the faculty, this might be the sticking point. |
| Leadership By Katherine Mangan Alumni and donors are accusing university leaders of being too secretive, as controversy lingers over the firing of the football coach. |
| Global By Karin Fischer American colleges enroll more foreign students than ever before, says the latest Open Doors report. But the plunge in Iranian students after 1979 offers a lesson on the need for geographic diversity. |
| Election 2016 By Shannon Najmabadi and Katherine Knott In counties that are home to public flagship universities, only eight favored Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, according to a Chronicle analysis of voting data from 49 states. |
| Students By Katherine Mangan The president-elect has pledged to reverse the Obama administration’s actions on immigration. Students who benefited from those protections suddenly find themselves living in a much scarier world. |
| Global By Nadia Dreid The president-elect’s nativist rhetoric has left those students worried about a backlash. |
| The Chronicle Review By Richard Wolin In trying to appease the "relevance" and "bottom line" bandwagons, higher education has failed to nurture critical thinking. |
| The Chronicle Review By Eric Klinenberg How to carry on in a post-truth era. |
| Lingua Franca Geoff Pullum discovers that the ideas in Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" are much less novel than is widely believed. |
| First Person By Brian Leiter Do teachers have an obligation to warn students about course material that might upset them? |
| Vitae Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: how to respond to personal questions from students; an American expat contemplates staying abroad. |
