Academe Today: How Racist Are Universities, Really?

Extreme accusations do more harm than good, a scholar writes; more colleges go online; Big 12 keeps fall football; engaging online students; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [logo] 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. [Read this newsletter on the web](. THE REVIEW [How Racist Are Universities, Really?]( By Randall Kennedy [image] Hyperbolic accusations do more harm than good. ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER [What College Activists Want]( By Katherine Mangan and Marc Parry [image] Defunded police. Inclusive coursework. Faculty who look like them. Students are demanding radical change for racial justice, and they’re not backing down. PANDEMIC [Live Coronavirus Updates: 2 Colleges Move Classes Online; Big 12 Sticks to Fall Football]( [image] The fall is days away, and Covid-19 is surging. The Chronicle is tracking developments across higher ed here. Read on for daily live updates and information. TEACHING [Engaging Students in an Online Classroom]( A professor’s experiment convinced him that asking students to make their own content worked better than “making cool stuff” for them, writes Beth McMurtrie. WATCH FOR NEW UPDATES [Here’s Our New List of Colleges’ Reopening Plans]( By Chronicle Staff [image] The Chronicle is teaming up with Davidson College’s College Crisis Initiative, which has collected reopening plans for nearly 3,000 institutions, to present a fuller view of the fall. EVENTS [How to Build Teams That Support Students]( Join us today at 2 p.m., Eastern time, to discuss collaborating across departments to understand students’ needs and get ready to meet them, whether on campus, remote, or both. Virtual Events: Tune In Live - Find new ways to support students in this uncertain time. [Sign up here]( for today’s forum on how to get senior administrators to work together to help students succeed. - Successfully address concerns from politicians and the local community about your institution’s reopening plans. [Register here]( for next Wednesday’s forum on how colleges can manage external pressures this fall. Subscribe to the Chronicle Our mission, at a time of crisis and uncertainty, is to ensure you have the information you need to make the best decisions for your institution, your career, and your students. Please consider subscribing today to sustain our continuing coverage. [Subscribe Today]( Views ADVICE [How to Curate Your Zoom Backdrop, and Why You Should]( By Janine Barchas [image] For faculty members heading back to virtual classrooms this fall, the crisis mode of spring is over and the expectations about online professionalism are rising. Paid for and Created by Swansea University [Innovation doesn’t just happen in Silicon Valley]( At the heart of the 21st century steel industry, Swansea University is developing new steels, constructing renewable energy buildings, and pioneering research programs driven by data. ADVERTISEMENT Paid for and Created by University of Queensland [Evidence-based Parenting Support for Tough Times]( The Triple P Parenting Program has become the most widely used and extensively studied parenting-intervention program in the world. Find out how parents are using the program in today’s climate. job announcement Director of Human Resources position available at Peralta Community College District [Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. The Chronicle's Latest Featured Report: Preparing For Tough Conversations The coronavirus pandemic has been the catalyst for exceptionally tough conversations between campus leaders and their faculty, staff, and students. [This Chronicle brief]( offers strategies and advice for approaching sensitive topics and leading difficult dialogues. Job Opportunities [Philosophy or History Graduate Student Research Fellowship]( Institute for Humane Studies [Economics and Political Science Graduate Student Research Fellowship]( Institute for Humane Studies [Senior Vice President and Provost]( Kent State University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( // [It was OK]( // [Loved it](. [logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037