Academe Today

Administration

Breaking Professional Schools Out of Their Silos

How colleges are making career-focused education more interdisciplinary.   

Leadership

A Year After Her Ouster, Linda Katehi Still Can’t Resist a Fight

Almost a year after stepping down from her controversial tenure as chancellor of the University of California at Davis, Linda Katehi says she’s ready to return to campus as a faculty member.

Campus Safety

As Stabbing Attack Unfolded, U. of Texas Officials Strained to Curb Misinformation

The police on the flagship Austin campus said that they needed to alert people about this week’s fatal incident more quickly, as rumors multiplied.

Faculty

Why More Historians Are Embracing the Amicus Brief

Scholars in the field say they are being asked to weigh in more often on legal cases. But historians who are used to dealing in nuance find that arguing a case is very different from writing a journal article.

Who Really Benefits From Diversity Programs?

Check out highlights from the latest issue of The Chronicle’s weekly newsletter on hiring and diversity. Also this week: how to be an ally to minority scholars, and who says there aren't enough accomplished female scientists?

The Chronicle Review

Heartlessness as an Intellectual Style

Arendt, Didion, and Sontag exchanged sentimentality for tough truths, but at considerable cost.

The Chronicle Review

Seek Out Strangers

A linguist who lived with a Brazilian tribe in the Amazonian jungle argues against getting too comfortable.

Lingua Franca

‘Whomever’ Revisionism

Ben Yagoda admits a mistake and suggests a rational path in the debate over when whoever is correct.

Vitae

The Professor Is In: The Book Question

When do you need a published book to secure a tenure-track job?

Vitae

The Vitae Bookshelf: Leonard Cassuto

Five necessary books to read about American colleges and universities.