Academe Today: The Great Faculty Disengagement

Harvard says professor violated sexual-misconduct policy; lack of diversity atop research universities; NCAA's constitutional changes; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW | OPINION [The Great Faculty Disengagement]( By Kevin R. McClure and Alisa Hicklin Fryar [STORY IMAGE]( Faculty members aren’t leaving in droves, but they are increasingly pulling away. ADVERTISEMENT FACULTY [Harvard Professor Is Put on Unpaid Leave After University Finds He Violated Sex-Harassment Rules]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( John Comaroff, a noted anthropologist, will be punished after three graduate students alleged he acted inappropriately. BACKGROUNDER [The Patron]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Harvard’s John Comaroff is an influential scholar and a dedicated adviser. Three women say he abused his power. SPONSOR CONTENT | kennesaw state university [Undergraduate research with relevance provides students a foundation for careers.]( DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP [Who’s Missing in Leadership at Elite Colleges? Women of Color, a New Report Finds]( By Chelsea Long [STORY IMAGE]( Many of the nation’s R1 universities lack diversity at the top. Women, and particularly women of color, are underrepresented among all leadership positions internally and on university boards. ATHLETICS [The NCAA Has a New Constitution. What Will That Mean for Big-Time College Sports? No One Knows]( By Eric Kelderman [STORY IMAGE]( A major revision of the document will give power to the association’s three divisions. LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES [Students With Covid-19 Should Be Required to Test Out of Isolation, College Health Association Says]( By Oyin Adedoyin As the Omicron variant drives up cases on campus, colleges have been confused about changing guidance, particularly on how long infected people should quarantine. 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