| Students By Steve Kolowich In a time of protest and recrimination, balancing the goals of students and an institution can be perilous. The University of Missouri found that out when a student-life administrator turned up in a viral video. |
| Campus Safety By Katherine Mangan, Jack Stripling, and Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz The gunfire that claimed the lives of five police officers erupted outside a campus building, stranding students who were taking final exams. |
| On Leadership By Eric Kelderman Allison Garrett, president of Emporia State University, in Kansas, talks about how her institution is dealing with a challenging state budget. |
| Commentary By Nicholas B. Dirks America built its economic strength and political vitality on the backs of its public universities. What will it take to sustain them? |
| Lingua Franca Ilan Stavans used to doubt people who said things wouldn't get better; now he worries about violence. But the classroom, he believes, is a place for trying to turn chaos into order. |
| The Two-Year Track By Rob Jenkins Here are the five core responsibilities you will face as department chair. |
| Vitae Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: prepping for a dean interview; when politics get in the way of an academic friendship. |
