Curriculum

Can a Signature Program Save Your College?

Leaders of small institutions hope distinctive academic programs can stanch declines in enrollments and rates of retention and graduation. The results are promising but not certain.

Leadership

Top Official at St. Thomas U. Chooses Gunmaker Over Roman Catholic Institution

Given an ultimatum by the university’s president, its chief financial officer opted to step down in order to remain on the board of American Outdoor Brands, which manufactures AR-15s.

Century-Old Misconduct

Colorado College Removes Former President’s Name From Buildings

An archivist recently revealed that the onetime leader had resigned from his post more than 100 years ago after the board investigated his behavior with women.

The Chronicle Interview

A Former Neo-Nazi Lays Bare the Campus Strategy of White Supremacists

Christian Picciolini spent eight years as a skinhead, then he did an about-face. Now he has ideas for colleges confronting racist speakers and extremist recruiters on their campuses.

Technology

Can Higher Education Make Silicon Valley More Ethical?

An assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hopes to infuse ethics lessons into core computer-science courses.

The Adult Student: The Population Colleges — and the Nation — Can’t Afford to Ignore

America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement.

The Chronicle Review

How Academic Satire Died

The once-vibrant genre is in decline. What’s killing it?

Advice

‘How Much Do You Want Your Final to Count?’

An economics professor devises a way to allow a class of 200 students more choice over how they are graded.

Lingua Franca

Taleb on Pinker: Neologism and Bile

Having browsed the latest books by each of these two noted public intellectuals, Geoff Pullum reaches a decision.