Educating Teachers

Education Programs Confront a Question: ‘Am I Obligated to Take a Bullet for My Students?’

Colleges’ education programs typically do not require training in how to respond to an active shooter. But some are rethinking their curricula.

Students

College Board President’s Letter, Prompted by School Shooting, Sparks Criticism

Was this the right time, critics asked David Coleman, to hail the value of the AP Program or to grade the views of a survivor of the recent high-school massacre?

Leadership & Governance

Embattled President of Adams State U. Says She’s the Victim of Bullying

After pushing for a fiscal turnaround, Beverlee J. McClure has had dog feces thrown at her home, her name tagged on pornographic websites, and her leadership pilloried online.

Presidential Partners

What in the World Is Going On Between Olivet U. and Newsweek?

A small Bible college in California has found itself at the center of a controversy, with possible criminal implications, involving the magazine and its parent company.

Government

Ashford U. Faces New Setback in Battle Over GI Bill Funds

The for-profit university, recently the subject of a Chronicle investigation over its attempts to skirt state oversight requirements, has failed to get California’s approval to serve veterans.

Chronicle Focus

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Battling Sexual Assault on Campus

The heat is on colleges to prevent sexual violence and to respond to reports of it. Here are college officials’ legal obligations and what strategies they are using.

The Faculty-Retirement Conundrum

Professors may want to retire, but they also have jobs they don’t want to give up. Here’s how administrators can smooth faculty members’ paths into retirement.

Advice

What to Expect at a Community-College Interview

Ph.D.s applying to teach at two-year campuses will encounter a very different sort of job interview.

The Chronicle Review

The Magical Power of Dictionaries

Our thoughts, our ethics, our aesthetics are all, up to a point, defined by our language.

Lingua Franca

Russians and Grammar Scolding

Anne Curzan explains the serious implications of poking fun at the grammar of people who speak and write English as a second language.