News
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'Moral' Robots: the Future of War or Dystopian Fiction?
Some resist the hypothesis that using machines with an "artificial conscience" would result in fewer civilian deaths.
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Colleges' Response to Climate Change: Lukewarm
Administrators usually adapt to global warming only after a college has felt its effects firsthand.
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That's Dr. So-and-So to You
Do you require your students to call you "Dr."? How about your mailman?
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Digitally Savvy Students Play Hide-and-Seek With Campus Messages
Colleges are trying to contact students where they really hang out�on Facebook and Twitter.
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Lessons From Katrina Applied as Isaac Approached
Colleges in the New Orleans region, devastated by the deadly 2005 storm, knew what to do as a new hurricane neared.
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Opinion: Drones End War's Easy Morality
Killing with drones is a turning point in the ethical complexity of war.
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In Selecting Peers for Comparison's Sake, Colleges Look Upward
But the Ivy League is picky about its pals. That's the lesson from our study of whom colleges cite when the Education Department asks for "comparison groups."
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Lingering Insecurity Sends Students to Campus Food Banks
The economy may be improving, but many students are still struggling, and free meals can make a difference.
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A First for Udacity: Transfer Credit at a U.S. University for One of Its Courses
Colorado State University's online Global Campus decided to accept transfer credits for the computer-science course after a faculty panel reviewed it.
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Many Africans Look to China for a Prosperous Future
Scholarships are the Chinese government's latest move in its increasing involvement in Africa.
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Small Errors in Managing Research Grants Can Mean Big Penalties
Increased scrutiny from federal auditors draws complaints about the costs of complying with regulations.
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New Player in the College-Rankings Game Mines Alumni Opinions
The listings are designed to provide information on who graduates rather than who enrolls.
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Harvard Cheating Scandal Points Out the Ambiguities of Collaboration
The flap at Harvard points to key questions about teaching: Is it really a good thing to have students collaborate outside of class? And if so, when is it appropriate?
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Selected New Books on Higher Education
The latest books on higher-education topics include one on managing work and family, and one on dealing with problem faculty.
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Former Saint Rose Chief Leads New Institute to Train Future Presidents
When R. Mark Sullivan left the presidency of the College of Saint Rose, its board honored him by raising funds for the new institute and naming it after him.
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Transitions: Miami U. Business Dean to Retire; 2 Agricultural College Leaders Step Down at UC-Davis
Roger L. Jenkins, who will retire from Miami University, was a paid consultant for a businessman who was later convicted. Read about that and other job-related news.
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What's Next in Online Learning? Stanford Names Vice Provost to Lead the Way
In his new role, John C. Mitchell, a professor of computer engineering, will look at methods that could make the large classroom lecture obsolete.
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Alexander Saxton, Historian, Dies at 93; Other Notable Deaths
Mr. Saxton, who taught at the University of California at Los Angeles, wrote books on the anti-Chinese movement in California and whites in the 19th century.
The Chronicle Review
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Getting to the Root of 'Radical'
The word is thrown around a lot, especially during election years. But how often does it fit?
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Borrowed Dreams
Debt has long been the American way. Why did we begin paying attention only in 2008?
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Risk as We Know It
The concept has a history that evolved from maritime trade.
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When We Kill Our Pets
Veterinary euthanasia practices might inform discussion about euthanasia for people.
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E-Mail Nirvana
A fantasy for our era: the empty inbox.
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Dough-Eyed
A sociologist explores how priests, poker players, and traders regard money.
Commentary
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Heal the Academic-Vocational Schism
Status-conscious traditions have kept faculty apart, hampering efforts to blend their curricula and hurting their students.
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Today's Students: Same as Always, but More So
They're not that different from undergraduates of the past, but they face a changed world.
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A Living Wage for Campus Workers
Many of those who keep our institutions running day-to-day earn well below the poverty line. That is a disgrace to academe.
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Attacks on Private-Sector Colleges Harm Students and Alumni
"While the private sector makes up only 12 percent of all higher education, it seemed to take up nearly 100 percent of the oxygen in Washington."
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'One State' Advocates Aren't All Bigots
"To demand that everyone support the 'Jewish identity' of Israel ignores the complicated reality of the Palestinian conflict."
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The Capacity to Blush at Plagiarism
"It is small comfort now that some few scholars take failure to cite the sources of words and ideas seriously and that others, once their plagiarism is pointed out, have not...
Advice
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Minding Your Manners for the Conference Interview
Balance careful preparation for an initial Q&A with a willingness to abandon those plans and wing it.
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Encourage, but Terrify
An approach to responsible graduate education for the 21st century.
