Afternoon Update: Fanning Flames While the Humanities Burn (Opinion)

Complaints about "privilege" threaten to overshadow the real problems identified in a recent essay; what killed a venture-backed ed company; and more. [Afternoon Update] The Chronicle Review [Fanning the Flames While the Humanities Burn]( By Anastasia Berg A debate over “privilege” threatens to overshadow the real problem. ADVERTISEMENT In Case You Missed It [The Humanities Without Nostalgia]( By Devin M. Garofalo, Anna Hinton, Kari Nixon, and Jessie Reeder Harking back to an era of “peak English” betrays marginalized scholars. In Case You Missed It [Academe’s Extinction Event: Failure, Whiskey, and Professional Collapse at the MLA]( By Andrew Kay Taking stock of a vanishing world. PREMIUM The Edge [What Killed a Venture-Backed Education Company? Researchers Counted the Ways]( By Goldie Blumenstyk A business called American Honors once sought to improve transfer opportunities for community-college students. A new analysis explains how those efforts went awry. [Get The Edge]( Want to get smarter about how higher ed is changing? Sign up to get The Edge, a weekly newsletter by the veteran Chronicle reporter Goldie Blumenstyk. Paid for and Created by University of Sydney [Healthy Aging]( While adequate protein intake is critical for maintaining lean mass, the best formula for healthy aging could be a diet low in protein and high in healthy carbohydrates. Subscribe Today Get insight into critical issues and the actionable analysis you need with a subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Get instant access to in-depth articles, faculty and staff salaries, and much more. [Subscribe Today]( What’s Popular on The Chronicle’s Website [Enrollment Shortfalls Spread to More Colleges]( By Eric Kelderman The private institutions, in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, have rarely, if ever, had to worry about filling their classes. PREMIUM [Fanning the Flames While the Humanities Burn]( By Anastasia Berg A debate over “privilege” threatens to overshadow the real problem. [This Faculty Critic ‘Ran’ for Provost. (Spoiler: He Didn’t Get the Job.)]( By Zipporah Osei William T. Harbaugh recently made a public bid to be provost of the University of Oregon, where for over a decade he’s advocated for more transparency by keeping a meticulous record of every controversy. PREMIUM [Academe’s Extinction Event: Failure, Whiskey, and Professional Collapse at the MLA]( By Andrew Kay Taking stock of a vanishing world. PREMIUM Latest Jobs Visit [ChronicleVitae.com]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( [Stop receiving]( this email. [Sign up]( for other newsletters. [View]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037