Academe Today

Buried History

How far should universities go to acknowledge their complicity with slavery?

Faculty

What’s Required of a Professor Who Learns of a Student’s Rape? One University Seeks a Nuanced Answer

The University of Oregon will no longer require professors to notify authorities if students divulge that they’ve been raped. The new approach is notable for its detail and the debate that surrounded it.

Government

Here’s How a Student ‘Unit Record’ System Could Change Higher Ed

The government is banned from collecting and reporting the earnings of graduates. But that’s exactly what would-be college students need to know, say supporters of the latest push to make it happen.

The Chronicle Interview

Start With Childhood Education to Revive Public Higher Ed, Says SUNY’s Departing Chancellor

Nancy Zimpher, who steps down in June as chancellor of the State University of New York, says that rather than focusing on the lack of state funding, public-college officials should be talking about how higher education can do a better job.

Vitae

ISO … a Peer Mentor

Why is it so difficult to find a midcareer mentor near my own age?

The Chronicle Review

Why Walking Out Is Better Than Shouting Down

The Notre Dame commencement protest against Vice President Mike Pence was a model of campus resistance.

Lingua Franca

Abstaining in Absence

Lucy Ferriss explores a peculiar pronunciation of a Latin term heard often at graduation ceremonies.