Academe Today

Campus Security

U. of Cincinnati Grapples With the Legacy of a Black Man Killed by Its Police

The shooting of Samuel DuBose forced university leaders to ask basic questions about their private police force. The answers were not pretty.

The States

New Leader, New Vision for California Community Colleges

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, who will take charge of the 113-campus system in December, says the colleges must become more "nimble" in responding to the state’s work-force needs.

Meet 2016's Great Colleges to Work For

In our ninth annual survey, 93 colleges were recognized and 42 made the honor roll. Explore the results to see if yours made the list and read how the survey was conducted.

When Millennials Become Managers

Their leadership styles may differ from the status quo, and not just because they use Twitter.

Success Stories and Insights on the Best of the Best

This special report examines several workplace issues where strong communication is key, including anxiety over "campus carry" laws that allow students in some states to bring guns to class and a growing faculty effort to seek new ways of demonstrating the value of scholarly work. Read more.

Commentary

Why I’m Not Joining ‘Historians Against Trump’

A statement by the new group repudiates the discipline’s own values.

Commentary

Adaptive Learning Could Be the Tesla of Education — in a Bad Way

Ed-tech company officials who make exaggerated claims about the power of their products aren’t doing students any favors, and could end up hurting them.

Lingua Franca

Making Work

Bill Germano says the artist’s term of art, meant to honor the labor that art-making requires, can surely be applied to the honorable work of scholarship.

First Person

Why Would a Mathematician Want an M.F.A.?

Enrolling in a writing program has expected and unexpected outcomes for a tenured professor.

Vitae

A Little Patience Goes a Long Way

How to apply the forbearance you learned in the classroom to your new career in administration.