Facing Anxiety

Students share how they cope with it, and what their professors and peers need to know.

Students, Share Your Story: How Does Anxiety Affect You?

The Chronicle is teaming up with Active Minds, a nonprofit group focused on mental-health issues, to collect students’ stories. Share yours by filling out this form.

Sexual Misconduct

What Happened to These 15 Accused Harassers?

The #MeToo movement has ignited a conversation about sexual harassment on campuses. The Chronicle looked beyond the recent wave of allegations, to trace the outcomes of 15 prior cases.

Leadership

Why Michigan State’s President Is Facing Calls to Resign

Increased outrage over the abusive conduct of Larry Nassar, a former university physician and USA Gymnastics team doctor, isn’t the only reason Lou Anna Simon is taking heat.

Sexual Harassment

Central Washington U. Places Professor — and State Lawmaker — on Leave Amid Allegations

Matt Manweller, a political scientist and a politician, has been under investigation for sexual harassment twice since he began teaching at the university, in 2003.

Students

Winter Break, Well Spent

Home? Meh. Today’s students can choose from an array of travel, service learning, career sampling, and outdoor adventures.

Government

In Altered Bill, House Republicans Would Bar Penalties to Single-Gender Clubs

A new provision of the proposed reauthorization of the Higher Education Act appears to take aim at efforts, like Harvard’s, to rein in the campus organizations.

Campus Unrest

In Reversal, College Adviser Who Was Grabbed by Far-Right Speaker Is Criminally Charged

The speaker, Lucian Wintrich, had previously been charged on a count of “breach of peace,” but that has since been dropped.

The Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Here’s a sample.

Career Confidential

Administration 101: Winning Over ‘the Final Decider’

In most leadership searches, whether you get the job or not comes down to one person.

Lingua Franca

Suspicion, Italian Style

How does one teach in a world of fake news? William Germano examines a strategy to help young students understand what a lie looks like.