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Monday, February 19, 2018


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Students

After 2016 Election, Campus Hate Crimes Seemed to Jump. Here’s What the Data Tell Us.

By Dan Bauman

Reports of ugly incidents were all over the news in the weeks after Donald J. Trump’s surprising victory. Recently released government statistics help paint a picture of what really happened on campuses.

From the Archives

The Aftermath of a ‘Trump’ Incident: Fear, Anger, and Resolve premium

By Karin Fischer

The election of Donald Trump has heightened conflicts on campuses, but it has also thrown into public view discord that many say was there all along.

Students

Turning Point USA Is Accused of Abandoning Kent State Chapter Following Diaper Fiasco premium

By Michael Vasquez

The ex-president of the campus chapter says the conservative organization’s top leaders muzzled her and threw her group “under the bus” after its October event was lampooned on social media.

Data

Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students, 2017-18

The Chronicle List

Three research universities had 10 or more Fulbright scholars in the 2017-18 academic year.


A New Report for Chronicle Readers


The Adult Student: The Population Colleges — and the Nation — Can’t Afford to Ignore

America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement.


Views


Advice

The Professor Is In: Breaking the Alt-Ac News

By Karen Kelsky

How do you tell your Ph.D. adviser who disdains nonacademic careers that you’ve accepted a private-sector job?

Lingua Franca

Bully or Victim? Learning From ‘Rita’ (Part 1)

Is one who says angry words to another an aggressor or a victim? Allan Metcalf gets a lesson from a scene in the popular Danish TV show. What do you think?


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Modeling the Consequences of Deglobalization
OSU sustainability experts secure $2.4-million grant to model the effects of a trade war.


Job Opportunities


President, Inner City Research Institute, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Massachusetts, United States

Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Development, and Technology, Jarvis Christian College
Texas, United States

Associate Dean for Academic Programs, The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas, United States

Founding Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Faulkner University
Alabama, United States

Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services, Genesee Community College
New York, United States

Multiple Positions, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
North Carolina, United States

Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Tougaloo College
Mississippi, United States

Dean of the Graduate College of Education, San Francisco State University
California, United States

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Tenure-track, Athens State University
Alabama, United States

Associate/Full Professor in Software Engineering (Tenure-track), California State University, San Marcos
California, United States

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