Academe Today

Labor & Work-Life Issues

How a Famous Academic Job-Market Study Got It All Wrong — and Why It Still Matters

The Bowen Report predicted lush times for humanities Ph.D.s. Nearly 30 years later, they’re still waiting.

What We Reported at the Time

Big Faculty Shortages Seen in Humanities and Social Sciences

The dire warning appears in a new book by William G. Bowen, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Princeton, and Julie Ann Sosa, a graduate student.

The Chronicle Interview

How Colleges Are ‘Setting Up a Generation for Failure’

Greg Lukianoff, president of FIRE, which advocates free speech on campuses, talks about his new book, The Coddling of the American Mind.

Faculty

Professor Who Forged Offer Letter Reaches Plea Deal

Brian McNaughton could have the felony case against him dismissed if he complies with the terms of the agreement.

Faculty

The Big Lie

A professor schemed to get a raise and win his department’s respect. Instead he wrecked his career.

‘No Money, No Mission’: How Colleges Can Fortify Themselves for the Future

Market forces are bearing down on higher education, and internal inefficiencies can make matters worse. Our new report on the college business model can help you shore up your finances now and consider major transformations ahead. Buy a copy in our store.

Commentary

Don’t Dismiss the Value of Free-College Programs. They Do Help Low-Income Students.

Two new reports ignore the many ways that state plans make a college education more affordable — and more realistic — for financially needy families.

Advice

Will Students Actually Believe They Can Do This Assignment?

The more that students believe they can succeed in your course, the more motivated they will be to try.

Lingua Franca

Who Is ‘Anonymous’? An Extraordinary Writer

The linguist Allan Metcalf looks for clues to the author of the New York Times column on the administration’s anti-Trump cabal.