| The Chronicle Review By Stanley Fish Arguments that they’re useful are wrong, anti-humanistic, and sure to backfire. |
| In Case You Missed It By Scott Carlson Career success for humanities majors doesn’t always depend on what those disciplines taught you. Sometimes, where you come from and what college you attended are what counts. |
| Research By Marc Parry Through social media and other outlets, experts are marshaling research to engage with the public like seldom before. |
| Leadership & Governance By Jack Stripling After a disastrous 10 days in which calls mounted for John Engler to resign as interim president, the meeting turned into a spectacle of painful survivor testimony and the pleading of a board at wit’s end. |
| Admissions & Student Aid By Eric Hoover In a closely watched lawsuit in which Asian-American applicants have accused the university of discriminating against them, Harvard cited students’ privacy and its own “commercial interests.” |
| Are you newly tenured and looking for advice on the next steps in your academic career? In our latest Starter Kit, we offer tips and lessons from experienced professors about how to avoid a midcareer slowdown and stay productive. Buy the new booklet in the Chronicle Store. |
| Commentary By Stephen Spinelli Jr. One year later, here are some lessons learned from the combining of two universities in Philadelphia. |
| Advice By Paula M. Krebs Associations encourage graduate students to seek nonfaculty careers and then lose them as members. Here’s why that’s bad for both. |
| Lingua Franca Ben Yagoda uncovers a sequential time capsule while cleaning out his office. But no matter the era, commas have always mattered. |
