The Weekly Briefing: The Almanac of Higher Education 2017-18

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Weekly Briefing Monday, August 21, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Academe by the Numbers --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Almanac of Higher Education]( View 80 tables on faculty members, administrators, students, and finances, along with data on the demographics, enrollment, graduation rates, faculty pay, and tuition costs for each state and the United States, and more. [Fears of Disrupting a Faculty Pipeline]( [premium] By Peter Monaghan At small, out-of-the-way colleges, and in departments of all kinds, some people worry that the supply of qualified faculty members from abroad may diminish. [For Needy Students, Geography Can Be Destiny]( [premium] By Peter Olsen-Phillips Two Southeastern states have taken different directions on access: One has reined in tuition. The other state let it grow. [Order Your Own Copy of the 2017-18 Almanac](19&?cid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=8908c5e9f85347abbb6030045cda6f82&elq=ee850316320a4cb3bbef782108fe642d&elqaid=15232&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6495) The Chronicle's annual almanac brings context to data with detailed tables and analysis on faculty, students, finance, and all 50 states. Get a sense of how higher education is changing, and find the figures you need to inform decisions on your campus. Violence in Virginia --------------------------------------------------------------- [At UVa, a Clash Over Whether to Stand Back or Stand Up]( By Jack Stripling Seeking the safest course, administrators hoped that professors, students, and alumni would steer clear of the white nationalists’ march. But some felt duty-bound to confront what they saw as evil. [As Support Grows for Ditching Confederate Statues, Colleges Weigh Their Options]( By Adam Harris Institutions face smoldering tensions in the wake of the deadly rioting in Charlottesville, Va. [Professors See Charlottesville as a Starting Point for Discussions on Race]( By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz Recent events have inspired faculty members not only to talk about race in class, but to show students how to respond to hate groups. [UVa Employee Suffers a Stroke After Campus Clash With White Supremacists]( By Jack Stripling and Nell Gluckman If Tyler Magill's condition is linked to the violence at a Friday march, it could raise further questions about the university's approach to securing its campus. The Chronicle Review --------------------------------------------------------------- [How Colleges Are Strangling Liberalism]( [premium] By Mark Lilla An obsession with identity has made students less likely to engage with a world beyond themselves. Commentary --------------------------------------------------------------- [As UVa’s Leaders Equivocate, Professors Shine an Ethical Light]( By James F. Keenan Faculty members in Charlottesville have begun setting a moral agenda while demanding moral clarity from their president. Academics everywhere should take note. Advice --------------------------------------------------------------- [What Do You Mean, ‘Job’?]( By Leonard Cassuto Our career lexicon for graduate students is in need of a makeover. Blogs --------------------------------------------------------------- Lingua Franca [‘Alt’ Alternatives]( Lucy Ferriss asks whether alt-left will stick, and if it does, will it be an insult or a new claim to identity? ProfHacker [Participating in the Digital Polarization Initiative Is Now ‘Ridiculously Easy’]( Lee Skallerup Bessette explains how you (and your students) can participate in the Digital Polarization Initiative using Google Docs. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=dac5983c87104cb59cbdfbb6cb55b2a3&elq=ee850316320a4cb3bbef782108fe642d&elqaid=15232&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6495) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2017 The Chronicle of Higher Education