| Student Life By Beckie Supiano Two administrators are spearheading an effort to make the university more welcoming to students from diverse backgrounds. But, as one of the leaders puts it, they’re "up against a lot in terms of history." |
| Campus Protests By Arielle Martinez Claremont McKenna College was among the campuses caught up in a wave of protests over racial-climate issues last year. What followed there illustrates the difficulties many colleges face in turning demands into reality. |
| Publishing By Paul Basken Three years after the university system’s Academic Senate approved a bold plan to make faculty research freely available, only 25 percent of professors are putting their papers in a state-created repository. |
| Student Loans By Beckie Supiano One university system got a lot of attention for telling students about their loans and then seeing a drop in borrowing. But new evidence from another university suggests that such letters, by themselves, may not alter students’ loan decisions. |
| The Chronicle Review By Gerald Howard A new film offers a peek into the bruising relationship between editors and authors. |
| Lingua Franca Two-part back-formed verbs are also known to linguists as 2pbf Vs. The back-formation "gay marry" is what set Ben Yagoda to thinking about how creative these verb forms can be. |
| First Person By Amanda Ann Klein and Kristen Warner The scholars would be happy to offer the history and context — if only you’d ask. |
| Vitae By Boyda Johnstone How to take care of your psychological needs as you search for a faculty job. |
