Faculty

How Sexual-Assault Accusations Against a Professor Brought Paranoia to His Campus

The case of Gopal Balakrishnan, who is accused of serial harassment, has divided faculty at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Where is the line between aggressive action and vigilante justice?

Research

Some Real Data on Fake News

Who clicked on all those phony news articles during the 2016 presidential election, and what does it means for the future of politics? Researchers begin to rummage through the ruins of a dumpster fire.

Findings

A Yale Psychiatrist Evaluates the Mental Health of Trump — and the Nation

Bandy X. Lee says that America is in “a very poor state of public health” but that there are opportunities to “turn this around.”

Teaching

Don’t Run From Emotions in the Classroom

Learning is often thought to be dry and bloodless. What if professors tried to engage students’ feelings?

Scholars on Ice

Crippling Winter Storm Came at the Worst Possible Time for Conference-Going Academics

A vast “bomb cyclone” smacked the East Coast during several large academic conferences, disrupting travel plans and prompting calls for refunds.

Chronicle Focus

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Best Ideas for Teaching

Professors are trying new strategies to liven up their classrooms and help students master the material. Here are some of their innovative teaching ideas.

Alcohol’s Influence on Campus

It’s forbidden to underage students, but alcohol is a pervasive part of campus life. Here’s why the problem of student drinking is so difficult to resolve.

Advice

Carrot Versus Stick Teaching

Students try harder, and learn more, when your grading includes rewards, not just punishments.

Lingua Franca

Of Malteds, Dungarees, and Suntan Lotion

Attention, latter-day fogies: Your grandmother called the refrigerator the icebox. Are you, perhaps, still carrying a valise rather than a suitcase?