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Wednesday, November 8, 2017


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Students

Making Students’ Jobs More Meaningful premium

By Kelly Field

Ryerson and Clemson Universities are among those helping students develop career skills in their campus gigs.

Commentary

What I Learned From My Campus Job

Faculty members and administrators recall lessons large and small.

Students

The Future of Work: How Colleges Can Prepare Students for the Jobs Ahead

In the eyes of many students and their parents, higher education is tied to a job. And yet the world of work is poised to undergo a number of sharp changes over the next 10 years. This report explores the future job market, reinventing colleges’ career services, and higher education’s role in the work force.


Today’s News


Government

How the GOP Tax Plan Could Hurt Graduate Students — and American Research

By Eric Kelderman

The plan, unveiled last week, would count tuition waivers as taxable income. That could push some students past their financial breaking points.

From the Archives

The Clock Is Still Ticking on Graduate Unions premium

By Vimal Patel

Graduate-student workers plan to rally today on many campuses to support their right to unionize, under a National Labor Relations Board precedent that could soon be endangered by President Trump’s NLRB appointees. Meanwhile, critics say, colleges are fighting unions with litigation as a stall tactic.

Students

What Happened After 3 Universities Suspended Greek Life

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

Such indefinite bans often follow campus tragedies or controversies that involve fraternities or sororities.

Freedom of Speech

After 10-Hour Hearing, Clemson U. Students Vote Not to Remove Black Leader

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

Jaren Stewart’s impeachment had sparked charges of retaliation for his protest during the Pledge of Allegiance. But proponents of his removal said he had committed misconduct.

Faculty

Oxford Professor Is on Leave Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault

By Andy Thomason

Tariq Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies, is on leave “by mutual agreement,” the university said.

The Chronicle Interview

Play Inspires Learning. But What Is Play, Exactly? premium

By Scott Carlson

The connection between recreation and re-creation is a more effective, permanent way of learning new things, says Mitchel Resnick, of the MIT Media Lab.


Correction


An article in Tuesday’s newsletter misstated the job title of the University of Maryland at College Park’s Diane Krejsa. She is chief of staff in the general counsel’s office, not the university’s chief of staff.


Views


The Chronicle Review

What New Book Are You Most Excited About?

Eleven scholars tell us about new and forthcoming books they’re looking forward to reading.

Moving Up

We Need a Student on the Search Committee

By Dennis Barden

Some skeptics say no, but here’s why undergraduates deserve a seat at the table.

Lingua Franca

Thomas Carlyle’s House of Words (or 2 Cheers for Neologisms)

The 19th-century sage created words that were never used. William Germano considers cursee, heroarchy, quackle, and one for these times — duncedom.


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Fostering Global Citizenship
TCU students travel to South Africa to learn about environmental conservation in the context of the country’s geopolitics.


Job Opportunities


Assistant Professor Educational Leadership-K-12 Administration, Eastern Michigan University
Michigan, United States

Asst/Assoc. Professor of Information Technology , University of South Carolina
South Carolina, United States

VP Education, The Jackson Laboratory
Maine, United States

Vice Provost of Research and Extension, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources
California, United States

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Western Washington University
Washington, United States

Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration, Seattle University
Washington, United States

Assistant or Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Nebraska, United States

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Texas A&M University
Texas, United States

Statistics - Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Statistics
Washington, United States

Chief Development Officer, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
California, United States

Tools & Resources


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