| By Jacques Berlinerblau They distract us from colleges’ systemic failures. |
| Administration By Tom Bartlett Preston Wiginton doesn’t have an especially strong connection to the university: He dropped out after taking classes for a year. But he’s made it his mission to force extreme racial politics upon College Station. |
| Data By Peter Monaghan The idea that having a digital collection would make it much cheaper to run an academic library turns out to be wishful thinking. |
| The Ticker Some graduates of the university are upset that its leader has voiced support of President Trump's inflammatory comments about the violence in Charlottesville. |
| As the economy undergoes significant change, the meaning of the college degree is increasingly questioned. This report examines the history of college credentials, the ultimate value of the college degree, and the development of lifelong credentials. |
| The Chronicle Review By Amanda Hollis-Brusky Political battles over high-court nominees date back not to 1987 and Robert Bork, a legal historian argues, but to LBJ and Nixon. |
| Vitae By Karen Kelsky When should doctoral students start approaching a book editor about their dissertations? |
| Lingua Franca Allan Metcalf savors Tina Fey's delicious proposal for countering the alt-right. |
