Campus Chaos

A Radical College’s Public Meltdown

How a season of racial protests turned Evergreen State College’s self-examination into a national spectacle.

Research

For Civil-War Scholars, a Settled Question That Will Never Die: What Caused the War?

Remarks by the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, sparked a debate about slavery’s role in the conflict. Historians have long fielded such questions and say very little can change the minds of those convinced the war was about some other issue.

Faculty

3 Dartmouth Professors Are Target of State Attorney General’s ‘Sexual Misconduct’ Investigation

The professors, all in the department of psychological and brain sciences, have been put on paid leave, with restricted access to the campus.

Students

It’s Halloween, and Colleges Are Already Investigating Offensive Costumes

Several institutions have worked overtime in recent years to head off campus costume controversies, but each year they still abound.

Administration

After Opposition, U. of Tennessee Campuses Opt Not to Privatize Facilities Services

The outsourcing plan was projected to save millions, but faculty and staff members countered that it could put employees in a precarious situation.

Faith

Pastor Says He Was Ejected From Liberty U.’s Campus for Criticizing Falwell

Jonathan Martin had previously criticized the evangelical university’s president for his support of President Trump.

Chronicle Focus

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:

Battling Sexual Assault on Campus

The pressure is on colleges to step up efforts to prevent sexual assault and handle complaints more effectively. This 36-page collection will help college officials understand their legal obligations toward students in matters of suspected sexual violence and consider which strategies they might use to keep students safer.

The Faculty-Retirement Conundrum

Professors may want to retire, but they also have jobs they love and don’t want to give up. Articles in this 36-page collection examine ways that administrators can make faculty members’ paths into retirement easier.

Commentary

What My Struggling Students Wanted Me to Understand

Developmental instructors need to make room for students’ feelings.

Advice

The Midsemester Course Correction

Halfway through the term, the quality you need — more than any other — is flexibility.

Lingua Franca

Straight Scoop on ‘Strait’

Lucy Ferriss looks for logic in malapropisms like straightened circumstances and comes away with a prediction.