Academe Today Friday, August 24, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter | Academe by the Numbers | Numbers tell the story of the current state of higher education: the results of its diversity efforts, the decline in enrollment, and the growth in student debt. |
| By Julia Piper A college degree falls short of putting women on equal economic footing with men, and they have the student-loan burden to prove it. |
| Almanac 2018 If college success is measured in terms of financial rewards, women are trailing men considerably. |
| Learn how higher education is changing by reading The Chronicle’s annual Almanac of Higher Education, with detailed tables and analysis on leadership, faculty pay, enrollment, diversity, student debt, endowments, research, state spending, and more. |
Todayâs News | Sexual Misconduct By Katherine Mangan An investigation found that the coach treats “respect for women” as a “core value.” But it also criticized his oversight of an assistant coach charged with attacking his wife, and doubted whether Meyer was entirely truthful with investigators. |
| Leadership By Sarah Brown Speaking about the protest that toppled the Confederate statue, Chancellor Carol Folt said, “None of us were happy with the way that went.” |
| Research By Joshua Hatch Institutional review boards, which act as checks on research that involves human subjects, don’t come free. And now the cost might be passed on to researchers. |
| Teaching Business professors from Miami University brought lessons on technology and culture back to their Ohio campus. |
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Views | Commentary By Stephen M. Gavazzi Some of the public universities have strayed far from their original promise, to the detriment of their students and the nation. |
| Advice By Jessica R. Pesce Professors should be alarmed at the amateurish way in which faculty-employment issues are often handled. |
| Lingua Franca The president has said he has the best words. Ben Yagoda imagines the freshet that is their source. |
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