Fred Walker’s Career May Not Be Over. But His Presidency Is.

Edinboro University’s leader resigned on Tuesday after his remarks published in an interview last week inflamed the campus.

A Tough-Talking President Tried to Fix a College. Then He Came Undone.

In a snowy corner of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University’s Fred Walker is brazenly shaping the public narrative to support his agenda.

Legal

Lurid Charges Against Ex-Dean Mark a Disturbing Turn in Michigan State’s Nassar Scandal

The arrest of Larry Nassar’s supervisor suggests a culture of misconduct may run deeper at the university and more officials may face charges.

Student Debt

A New Tool Breaks Down Earnings Potential for Different Majors. Here’s What You Need to Know.

University of Texas officials created a database to give students more information about what they might earn, and owe, years after graduation.

Campus Safety

Why All Colleges Should Pay Attention to a Ruling on Their Duty to Protect Students

The California Supreme Court ruled last week that a woman who had been stabbed by a classmate at UCLA could sue the university for negligence. Benjamin Zipursky, a law professor who has followed the case, says the decision could be a “landmark.”

re:Learning at SXSWedu

How to Help Young People (and Adults) Unplug and Engage

Manoush Zomorodi and JP Connolly discuss how digital devices can distract students and affect their mental and physical health — and what we can do about it.

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Tracing the Impact of Faculty Harassment

Distress and complications often follow when faculty members focus unwanted sexual attention on their students or junior colleagues. Here’s how college officials deal with such cases and try to resolve complaints.

Campus Clashes Over Free Speech

Speakers with racist, sexist, and anti-immigrant views have prompted campus violence. Here’s how colleges have tried to balance free speech and safety.

Commentary

We Make Tenure Decisions Unfairly. Here’s a Better Way.

Academic careers are often determined by so-called evidence that is flimsy at best, with bias regarding race and gender. Alternative approaches are available.

Advice

I Was a Dean. And Now I’m Not.

In a new series, an ex-administrator chronicles his unexpected return to faculty life.

Lingua Franca

The ‘And/Or’ in Stormy Daniels’s Nondisclosure Agreement

The legal profession holds the imprecise term in disdain, says Lucy Ferriss, as did her English teachers. Could the future of the presidency depend on it?