| Faculty By Lee Gardner High-profile defections stoke rumors of a mass exit, but even if professors aren’t fleeing in droves, there’s plenty of maneuvering behind the scenes. |
| Diversity By Lee Gardner LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education held its second annual conference in the wake of a mass shooting that targeted gay Americans. Even in the aftermath of that tragedy, some members saw encouraging signs. |
| On Leadership By Jack Stripling Randy Woodson, chancellor of North Carolina State University, says a controversial law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their gender at birth is discriminatory and could damage his campus's standing in the scholarly community. |
| Commentary By Lorelle L. Espinosa and Peter McDonough The Fisher II decision signals, in a time of deep unrest, that race matters. |
| Commentary By Arthur L. Coleman The Supreme Court has struck a delicate balance between judicial review and the deference due to educational judgments informed by evidence. Colleges can learn from that. |
| Lingua Franca Ilan Stavans tries to understand the changing nature of three little dots. |
| First Person By Devoney Looser A glimpse into the not-so-glamorous lives and habits of scholarly-journal editors. |
| Vitae Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: tips on structuring short online courses. |
