Academe Today

How Rich Universities Get Richer

Exacerbating inequality is not a stated aim in higher ed. And yet.

Race on Campus

Impeachment of Black Student Leader Raises Uncomfortable Questions at Clemson U.

The vote comes one month after the student-government vice president led a protest during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Hiring

In Faculty Job Searches, Partner’s ‘Movability’ Affects Women More Than Men

Search committees often consider a woman’s relationship status, but not a man’s, a study has found.

Leadership

Liberty U. President Says Trump Could Be ‘Greatest President Since Abraham Lincoln’

Jerry Falwell Jr., leader of the evangelical online-learning behemoth, continues to be the U.S. president’s closest ally in higher education.

Technology

Supercomputers, a Status Symbol in Academe, Compete With the Cloud

For research universities, the machines confer big-league status. But in-house experts, who can guide researchers to the best computing options, are growing in esteem.

Curriculum

College of the Ozarks Now Requires Course in ‘Patriotic Education and Fitness’

Topics in the class at the small Christian college in Missouri include map reading, the formation of American government, and rifle marksmanship.

Commentary

What Should the University Be in a Time of Devastation?

A professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez questions whether her institution could do more than just save its semester.

Commentary

How an Experiment in 3-D Printing Illuminated Our Humanities Classroom

The buggy unfamiliarity of the new technology helped students see older media with fresh eyes.

Lingua Franca

The Survival of British English

Americanisms are not quite taking over the sceptred isle, as feared by some British authors, writes Ben Yagoda.

First Person

Harry Potter and the Chair’s Dilemma

Why wouldn’t a struggling English department jump at the chance to offer a class on the drama of the Hogwarts crew?

ProfHacker

Some Guidelines for Using Twitter

Jason Jones points to some excellent advice for academics thinking about starting out in social media.