Academe Today

Faculty

‘Things Got Out of Control’: After Reporting Harassment, One Professor Found Herself Under Investigation

In a blog post headlined “Why I’m Firing Michigan State,” a historian describes what led her to give up her tenure-track position.

Leadership

A Chancellor, a Porn Star, and $5,000: Did a Wisconsin Campus Find the Limit to Free Speech?

Just a year after the state’s university system hailed new rules to ensure freedom of speech, it seems that a recent appearance at UW-La Crosse by an adult-film performer did not qualify.

Scholar Activist

When Neo-Nazis and Antifascists Clash, This Professor Wants to Be in the Thick of It

For Billie Murray, getting close to her research subjects occasionally means choking through tear gas or dodging flash grenades.

Shared Governance

Faculty Members Call On U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chancellor to Resign Over Proposed Program Cuts

In a letter to the system’s Board of Regents, they wrote that the chancellor had mismanaged the campus to the point of a “dire financial emergency.”

Practical Science

Anthropologists Face a Grim Task: Identifying Human Remains After California’s Fires

Scientists who study human beings have helped local authorities give names to the remains found after two deadly climate disasters.

Idea Lab: Student Wellness

Colleges want students to make healthy choices and avoid risky behaviors. But the potential pitfalls for undergraduates are great: alcohol abuse, excessive partying, and a Greek culture that sometimes promotes dangerous behavior. This collection of articles outlines how leading institutions are making headway. Buy this Idea Lab collection today to help your students be healthier and safer.

Advice

Why Your HR Officer Is Leaving

An uptick in vacancies in campus human-resources and equity offices highlights the frustrations of those jobs.

Lingua Franca

Eat These Words

Allan Metcalf relishes a wide menu of origin stories about food and drink in the current issue of a scholarly journal on etymology that has never gone online.