Immigration

College Leaders and Professors Ramp Up Protest of Trump’s Family-Separation Policy

With bipartisan opposition to the immigration policy growing daily, people in academe are citing professional expertise and core values in their protests.

Faculty

Scholars’ Defense of an Accused Colleague Feels Eerily Familiar Except for One Thing: Her Gender

When it comes to Title IX investigations, does professional esteem place some professors beyond reproach?

Gender

A Scholar Asked, ‘Why Can’t We Hate Men?’ Now She Responds to the Deluge of Criticism

Suzanna Danuta Walters says that while she does not “hate men in some generic way,” it makes sense for women to have “legitimate rage” against a group that has “systematically abused them.”

Re:Learning

Rich Kids Land Internships ‘Through Osmosis.’ Vulnerable Students Need More Help Planning a Career.

At the fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit, a meeting for minority and first-generation college students held by Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher organization, career planning took center stage. Read why in our revamped Re:Learning newsletter.

Leadership & Governance

After False Start, Southern Illinois Trustees Will Discuss Ousting President

Nearly two weeks ago, two board members tried and failed to put Randy J. Dunn, the system’s president, on administrative leave.

Starter Kit: New to the Department Chair

Many professors are ill-prepared to become chair of a department. This Starter Kit offers lessons and tips from experienced department heads and other administrators on what it takes to make the transition.

The Chronicle Review

How to Keep Violent Speech Off Campus

A common-sense proposal.

Lingua Franca

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Catchphrase!

No one can write “Achilles heel” anymore; they have to invoke “Kryptonite,” says Ben Yagoda, reflecting on the rise of comic-book words issued by capeless beings.