| Government By Sarah Brown The proposal isn’t a surprise and probably won’t go anywhere, but it’s noteworthy coming from an administration that has been largely silent on higher ed. |
| Politics By Dan Bauman and Brock Read Since its birth, the Department of Education has been marked for death by its critics. And those critics have been almost exclusively Republicans. But their efforts have failed. |
| Leadership & Governance By Jack Stripling After eight days of pressure to resign, John Engler apologized for disparaging an abuse survivor. The board remains divided, and the women still want him out. |
| Faculty By Tom Bartlett Heterodox Academy, which argues that colleges and students alike have grown less receptive to challenging ideas, held a gathering to suggest treatments. |
| Legal Education By Teghan Simonton Law professors and their students step up to defend the defenseless during America’s immigration crisis. |
| Teaching Educators and technologists gather at Yale University to share strategies for using immersive technology as a teaching tool. |
| Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and the science of learning to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. |
| Commentary By David Oxtoby and Nancy Cantor Higher-education leaders should not be silent about how much our campuses — and the country — rely on immigrants for a prosperous future. |
| Advice By Mike Duncan Dealing with manuscript reviewers is, by far, the least rewarding and most difficult part of my job. |
| Lingua Franca What is it like teaching in France? How is faculty life among French academics? Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera asks these and other questions of an American writer and professor. |
