How Free Speech Works for White Academics

They are given a platform for their ideas, even when it is clear that the ideas don’t measure up.

Graduate Students

How the House GOP Tax Plan Would Affect Grad Students

Students and colleges are beginning to tally the tax changes proposed in the House. For many graduate students, the increase would be big.

Politics

Think Students Won’t Consider Opposite Political Views? Here’s How 2 Universities Got Them to Try

In a polarized America, talking about political issues is challenging. Faculty members from some Pennsylvania universities have organized events to make those tough discussions easier.

Government

Education Dept. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students

The department did so after a Democratic senator asked for such a step from the Obama administration last fall.

College Access

GOP Bill Would Force Students Who Don’t Graduate to Repay Pell Grants

New legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would “motivate students” to graduate by forcing them to return federal grants intended to help low-income students.

Faculty

Sexual Harassment and Assault in Higher Ed: What’s Happened Since Weinstein

Revelations about the film producer’s apparent pattern of sexual misconduct are just over a month old, but the reverberations have been deeply felt across academe. Here are the latest updates, from Friday, on cases at Boston University, the University of Rochester, and Stanford University.

First Person

The Job Market: The Campus Interview

The person you present during your two-day visit is the person the search committee will assume you to be.

Lingua Franca

Launched in Cyberspace: Boaty McBoatface

Allan Metcalf describes a naming pattern that has caught on around the world.