Academe Today

Faculty

Want to Kill Tenure? Be Careful What You Wish For

Restive administrators and trustees may see tenure as a burden. But eliminating it could bring unanticipated costs.

Shared Governance

What Led to a Faculty Revolt at the U. of Massachusetts at Boston

It wasn’t just that professors thought the candidates to be chancellor were unqualified. They also saw their campus as the victim of longtime neglect by the system and the state.

Politics and a Presidency

John Engler Is 3 Votes Away From Getting Fired. Here’s How That Could Happen.

Michigan State’s interim president, under pressure to resign after belittling an abuse victim, won’t go quietly. Here are a few possible scenarios that could lead to his dismissal.

Research

In the Lab, Failure Is Part of the Job Description

A research psychologist at New York University asks his team to report their setbacks as well as their successes.

Campus Speech

U. of Washington Settles Campus Republicans’ Free-Speech Lawsuit for $127,000

The university will no longer require student groups to pay security fees when they invite guest speakers.

The Daily Briefing

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Advice

Administration 101: What Do You Have to Do to Become a ‘Great Communicator’?

To be effective in senior administration, you have to think about the how of communication delivery, not just the what.

Lingua Franca

Sublime Goal, Philosophical Narrator: World Cup Broadcaster Andrés Cantor Predicts the Future

Ilan Stavans appreciates the remarkable talent of an announcer whose capacity to describe human behavior rivals Homer’s.