Marc Lamont Hill, a professor of media studies and urban education, sparked a furor when he advocated “a free Palestine from the river to the sea,” a phrase that has been used by some anti-Israel terror groups.
A greater investment in professional development, syllabi that focus on skills, and a touch of the liberal arts in professional majors: These are among the proposals from newsletter readers.
Increased competition for older students, loss of funds, and demographic changes were among the reasons selected colleges gave for shrinking enrollment.
Colleges face growing demands to hire more minority faculty members. But doing so requires revamping how search committees usually operate, confronting unconscious bias, and improving the Ph.D. pipeline. This collection examines how colleges are changing to bolster their faculty ranks with more people from underrepresented minority groups. Get your copy in the Chronicle Store.
Anne Curzan reflects on what she has learned from blogging about language and teaching.
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