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‘An Academic Life’

Hanna Holborn Gray, who led Yale and the University of Chicago in eras of overt sexism, discusses her new memoir -- and her advice for a new generation of women rising through the ranks.
Opinion

Turning Good Teaching on Its Head: Part II

What if we looked at not how much students learned from us, Paul F. Diehl asks, but how much we as instructors learned from students?

L'œuf ou la Poule?

MLA data show foreign language study is on the decline, but it's unclear what comes first: institutional disinvestment in language programs or waning student interest. In any case, some campuses -- generally those making investments in programs -- are bucking the trend.

Should a Donor Dictate Who Is President?

UNLV president signed a gift agreement that said a $14 million pledge was valid only if he was in the job. He's leaving, and the pledge has evaporated. Agreement raises questions on governance and fund-raising ethics.

The Reinvention of City Colleges of Chicago

In a new book, Cheryl Hyman discusses her controversial seven-year stint as chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, including her attempt to improve its low graduation rates.

Will Work for Safety

Cal State Northridge professor says she hasn't returned to the classroom after an online threat because the university hasn't made her feel safe.
Opinion

In a Cardboard Grave

Scott McLemee reviews Alberto Manguel's Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions.

What a Professor Can't Say

Penn says Amy Wax will no longer teach required first-year courses after another widely criticized set of comments about race -- this time about black law students at the university -- comes to light.