Academe Today

Data

Who Lives in Education Deserts? More People Than You Think

For most college students, place matters. Here’s what we know about the places where there’s no viable college option nearby.

Graduate Students

Colleges Can’t — or Won’t — Track Where Ph.D.s Land Jobs. Should Disciplinary Associations?

An ambitious data project by the American Historical Association sheds light on where Ph.D. recipients end up — and on how little most graduate programs do to keep tabs on their alumni.

In the Neighborhood

Harvard Official Apologizes for ‘Discriminatory’ Comments in Viral Video

Theresa Lund, executive director of the university’s Humanitarian Intitative, was taped arguing with a woman and asking her if she lived in the “affordable apartments.”

Re:Learning

Why 20-Somethings Make Terrific College Counselors for Low-Income Students

You might not expect it, but young advisers connect well with parents, says Nicole Hurd, founder of the College Advising Corps. That can make a big difference when delicate financial matters come up.

Special Reports

At Small Colleges, Smaller Departments

Faculty members at tiny institutions might appear to be lonely, but they collaborate across disciplines and geographic expanses to avoid being isolated.

Administration

College Fund-Raising Council Urges ‘Zero Tolerance’ of Sexual Harassment

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education on Tuesday issued guidelines to protect alumni-relations, communications, and fund-raising professionals from inappropriate behavior, including misconduct by donors.

Starter Kit: New to Tenure

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

How Essay-Writing Factories Reel in Vulnerable Students

The surprise isn’t the high quality of the work; it’s the high-tech marketing methods and the never-let-you-go emails that follow customers — for years.

Lingua Franca

Writing on Philosophy: It’s Not Rocket Science. It’s More Complicated Than That.

Geoff Pullum tackles a perfectly formed yet extraordinarily complex and demanding sentence from a recent text. Can he wrestle it into simpler form?