Academe Today Friday, August 4, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News | Admissions & Student Aid By Eric Hoover The debate over race-conscious admissions is back in the headlines. Some experts say it’s time to examine other preferences, too — including those for the children of alumni. |
| Students By J. Clara Chan A program at some Memphis high schools rewards students who are offered more than $1 million in college scholarships. A former “million-dollar scholar” says participating ended up hurting her. |
| Government By Nick DeSantis Under President Trump, the Education Department’s civil-rights office is cutting through the backlog of cases more quickly, more quietly, and more often through “administrative closure.” |
| Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk Ithaka is a nonprofit organization focused on technology and academic transformation. We asked Kevin M. Guthrie, its president, and Catharine Bond Hill, managing director of its Ithaka S+R consulting arm, which trends show the most promise and which are most overhyped. |
A New Feature for Subscribers | In a new feature, available to individual subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are more than 25. Here are a couple of examples: |
| Higher education still falls short of providing enough opportunity to low-income students. This 44-page collection looks at some of the root causes of that phenomenon, and how colleges might better serve disadvantaged students. |
| Academic deans are expected now more than ever to push their schools to evolve. The seven articles in this collection offer insights into how deans handle all the demands on them. |
Views | Commentary By Mark G. Yudof and Rachel F. Moran Confronted with the prospect of adversarial proceedings, colleges will spend more time and resources on admissions and less on programs that capitalize on diversity in their student bodies. |
| The Chronicle Review By Christopher Sebastian Parker A constituency that feels threatened by a diversifying America is rewarded by the administration it put into office. |
| Lingua Franca A University of Central Florida student âcorrectedâ his exâs apology with a red pen. Lucy Ferriss takes her own red pen to that. |
| Vitae By Katie Rose Guest Pryal Higher education fails to help victims cope with the predictable mental-health aftermath of sexual assault. |
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