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Monday, March 26, 2018


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Athletics

The Mascot Is Fiction. The War Is Real. premium

By Chris Quintana

Why Chief Illiniwek, retired more than a decade ago, still inspires anger, pain, and pride in an Illinois college town.

Leadership & Governance

Edinboro U. Chief Has ‘Irretrievably Lost’ Ability to Lead, Faculty Say

By Jack Stripling

A confidential letter from professors calls on trustees to force out Fred Walker, the president, who told a reporter he could never reason with faculty.

Labor & Work-Life Issues

Tennessee’s Trustees Vote to Expand Post-Tenure Review

By Audrey Williams June

The new policy will “improve excellence,” the board says, but some professors see it as a tool to get rid of tenured faculty members.

Legal

Court Decision May Signal More Legal Liability for Colleges Over Violent Crimes

By Eric Kelderman

In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court said that public colleges must “protect students from foreseeable violence during curricular activities.”

Research

U.S. Discovery of Iranian Cyber Attack Doesn't Seem to Alarm Universities

By Paul Basken

Foreign-policy experts suggest a computer-hacking indictment has more to do with international politics than a dire threat to American research institutions.

For-Profit Education

Federal Judge Hands a Victory to Embattled Accreditor

By Adam Harris

The Education Department under President Barack Obama “procedurally erred” in revoking the federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a U.S. District Court judge ruled.  


Guns on Campus: From the Archives


Students

The Arc of Her Survival

By Eric Hoover

A decade ago, Kristina Anderson was shot while in her French class at Virginia Tech. Now she’s reshaping, again and again, the meaning of that terrible day.

Research

The New Gun-Violence Scholars premium

By Emma Pettit

A discipline with little federal funding now has some momentum. But the researchers who study firearms violence and policy still face emotional and financial demands.

Faculty

See How Worries About Shootings Affect Readers' Lives

By Andy Thomason and Brian O'Leary

Last year we asked readers to tell us about their fears of a mass shooting on campus. Their responses ranged from joy to fear to loathing. Read them all.


Views


Commentary

Big-Time College Basketball in the Cross Hairs

By Andrew Zimbalist

Over its history, the NCAA has confused and obfuscated the meaning of amateurism more than any other organization.

Advice

Candidacies Killed by a Typo

By Dennis M. Barden

Instead of being a deal breaker, a mistake on a cover letter should be a chance to build trust on an executive search committee.

Lingua Franca

The ‘Freshperson’ Problem: an Alternative Solution

Allan Metcalf wants to use first-year student — but keep freshman too. It’s a matter of context.


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