Academe Today: When the Culture War Comes to the Classroom

An art college and a Christian university learn tough lessons in a merger; "hacks for humanities"; new Fulbright recipients are announced; and more. [Academe Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy](. You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. Faculty [When the Culture War Comes to Class]( [Image]( Matthew Busch for The Chronicle By Michael Vasquez How a Texas State University course on sexuality became a battleground in America’s partisan divide. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Administration [A College Merger Got Off to a Rocky Start. Here Are Some of the Lessons.]( [Image]( Jason Gonzales/The Tennessean - USA TODAY Network By Jonathan Custodio A deal between the Watkins College of Art and Belmont University highlights the importance of long-term planning, transparent communication, and common institutional values. It also might be a sign of things to come. (PREMIUM) The Chronicle Interview [Are the Humanities Really in Crisis?]( By Emma Pettit Neal Lester thinks that’s a cliché. The real question is, How do we communicate the value of the humanities without getting bogged down by defining it? (PREMIUM) Data [These Colleges Are This Year’s Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students]( The Chronicle List Eight doctoral, two master’s, seven baccalaureate, and two special-focus institutions were top producers of both U.S. scholars and U.S. students in 2019-20. Paid for and Created by EVERFI [Colleges Seek New Ways to Address the Mental-Health Crisis and Boost Student Success]( “Mental Well-Being for Students,” an online course co-developed by JED and EVERFI, seeks to reduce the stigma and uncertainty surrounding mental health. Subscribe Today The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( Views Advice [Teaching While Introverted]( By James M. Lang The college classroom, it turns out, can be the ideal playground for those of us who identify as introverts. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( In Case You Missed It [How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive]( By Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them. Paid for and Created by London Metropolitan University [How Civic Universities Can Help Their Cities]( Research on drug policing and decriminalization at London Metropolitan University shows how universities can confront the social and economic challenges of their communities. Featured in the Store [The Creativity Challenge]( This Chronicle report examines how colleges can help students develop creative skills that will help them in their academic careers and beyond. Designed for administrators and faculty members alike, it serves as a primer on why creativity is important, how students can develop it, and what higher education might look like if faculty members were to encourage creativity in every discipline and in every course. Job Opportunities [Public Services Librarian]( Northwestern University in Qatar [Dean - School of Engineering]( American International College [Dean - School of Architecture and Design]( American International College, Kuwait [Dean - School of Business]( American International College, Kuwait [CLINICAL ASSISTANT OR CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF THE MA PROGRAM, Applied Quantitative Research, SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, New York University Arts and Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](