| Faculty By Katherine Mangan At a time of heightened awareness about sexual harassment, senior men are shying away from mentoring young women. That’s a step in the wrong direction. |
| Leadership & Governance By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz An agenda for a special meeting of the university system’s trustees, to be held on Friday, says they will act on an “appointment of acting president.” The current chief, Randy Dunn, says he wasn’t told of the meeting in advance. |
| Finance By Eric Kelderman Higher education has struggled for a decade to manage the economic and political instability following the Great Recession. Now researchers are trying to understand that struggle. |
| Admissions & Student Aid By Eric Hoover Enrollment officials reach different conclusions about the usefulness of the Common App’s high-profile rival. |
| Illiniwek Returns By Chris Quintana The Chief Illiniwek symbol has been retired for more than a decade, but a new billboard and a trip by trustees cast doubt on the university’s ability to leave its mascot behind. |
| From the Archives By Chris Quintana Why Chief Illiniwek, retired more than a decade ago, still inspires anger, pain, and pride in an Illinois college town. |
| Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and learning science to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. |
| Advice By Karen Kelsky Calling or emailing ahead of time might seem like a good way to get information about the place, but it’s more than a little risky. |
| Lingua Franca Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera seeks the point in the city where the two authorsâ novels come together. |
