Academe Today Thursday, August 17, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News | Administration By Jack Stripling and Nell Gluckman If Tyler Magill's condition is linked to the violence at a Friday march, it could raise further questions about the university's approach to securing its campus. |
| Civil Disobedience By Clara Turnage Faculty members at North Carolina Central University worry about the safety of the student, who was widely seen in videos tying a rope around a statue that was felled at a rally. They say they’ll do whatever they can to help her. |
| Reckoning With History By Steve Kolowich President Trump tried redirecting a national conversation about white supremacists to a debate over a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. That memorial has connections to UVa. |
| The Ticker Florida's president, W. Kent Fuchs, denounced Mr. Spencer's rhetoric as "repugnant" but stressed that the university's action was based on the likelihood of violence, not the speaker's words or ideas. |
| Faculty By Paul Basken In the 19th century, as an eclipse neared, the U.S. government refused to send female scientists to get a closer look. Times have changed, but the discipline still struggles with harassment and sexism. |
Views | Commentary By James F. Keenan Faculty members in Charlottesville have begun setting a moral agenda while demanding moral clarity from their president. Academics everywhere should take note. |
| Vitae By Nicole Matos And other advice for professors from developmental-writing students. |
| Lingua Franca Allan Metcalf salutes the residents of the great state of Michigan â who have heard the jokes for many years. |
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