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Research

The Calculated Value of a President With a STEM Degree premium

By Paul Voosen

For most of the scientists who are in charge of a growing number of universities, leadership is a continued form of experimentation.

Campus Climate

In Sticking With Woodrow Wilson, Princeton Seeks to Contextualize His Legacy premium

By Corinne Ruff

The university announced it would not remove the former president’s name from two prominent spots on campus, and set forth a series of diversity initiatives.

The Ticker

Nearly Half of Students Are Open to Free-Speech Restrictions on Campuses, Survey Finds

The students said the news media's access to campus events such as protests should be limited if protesters wish to be left alone or if they believe reporters will be biased.

The Ticker

Embattled Duke Administrator Apologizes as Students Stage Sit-In

Tallman Trask, the university's executive vice president, acknowledges accidentally bumping a parking attendant with his car two years ago, but says he did not direct a racial slur at her.


Views

The Chronicle Review

A New Republic of Letters premium

By Peter N. Miller

After hundreds of years of oblivion, antiquarianism has returned. It’s about time.

The Chronicle Review

Of Mice and Men premium

By Christopher Norment

A biologist muses on the resilience and life cycles of rodents and scholars.

Lingua Franca

Got Texture?

A sprint around the Internet suggests that textured understanding emerged around the beginning of this century. Bill Germano wonders why our ideas need to have nubby bits in them.


Advice

The Graduate Adviser

How to Ask for a Recommendation

By Leonard Cassuto

And how to supervise the faculty member writing it.

Vitae

Ladies, Let's Negotiate

By Melissa Dalgleish

Brokering a better job offer is full of dangers and pitfalls for women that men don’t have to face.

Job Opportunities

Dean of Nursing , Mercy College of Health Sciences
Iowa, United States

Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, University of Washington
Washington, United States

Founding Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University
Texas, United States

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