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Monday, December 3, 2018


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Leadership & Governance

‘Fear, Intimidation, Bullying’: Inside One of the Most Scathing Accreditation Reports in Recent Memory premium

By Eric Kelderman and Dan Bauman

Master’s University and Seminary was raked over the coals for “unmatched” lapses in ethics and accountability, and reviewers said the rot begins at the top. Can the institution make change around its powerful president?

Admissions & Student Aid

Disturbing Tale of Fraud and Abuse at a Prep School Rattles College Admissions

By Lindsay Ellis and Nell Gluckman

High-school counselors, college deans, and test-prep tutors all weighed in, said the leader of one Facebook group, but each took away something different from the story.

Administration

Two Days on the Hunt For Silent Sam premium

By Vimal Patel

Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are expected Monday to plot the future for the toppled Confederate monument. Its whereabouts are a secret. Can the statue come back into public view?

Faculty

Professor’s Criticism of Israel Is Condemned as ‘Hate Speech’

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

“People wanted to fire” Marc Lamont Hill after he called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea,” says the chairman of Temple University’s board.

Faculty

AAUP Chapters Revive as Professors See Threats to Academic Freedom

By Steven Johnson

Faculty members at UNC at Chapel Hill are the latest to resuscitate a dormant chapter of the American Association of University Professors, in response to what they see as troubling trends in higher education.

Government

The Higher-Education Legacy of George H.W. Bush

By Chronicle Staff

The 41st U.S. president is not often remembered for his influence on the sector, but in his single term, his role with the academy proved significant.


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Commentary

The Dream Act Remains a Distant Dream

By Patricia McGuire

The lack of progress toward a solution can be blamed on the rancid politics of the Trump era.

The Chronicle Review

‘Why Does This Sentence Feel Like a Bullet in My Gut?’ premium

By Jane Tompkins

Reading for self-knowledge is not fashionable in the academy, but it’s exactly what our students need.

Lingua Franca

The Dreaded Ph.D. Oral Exam

Successful students, besides absorbing the content of their field, also have to be able to discuss it intelligently. The culminating exam varies, but Roger Shuy believes students who fail it deserve a second chance.


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Job Opportunities


Associate Vice Provost for Student Development and Support and Dean of Students, Stanford University
California, United States

The Dean of the Bartlett, University College London
United Kingdom

Professor of Practice in Game Development and Design, Purdue University
Indiana, United States

Dean, The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, The George Washington University
District of Columbia, United States

President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton
United Kingdom

Associate Vice President, Financial Planning, Budget, and Analysis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nevada, United States

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kennesaw State University
Georgia, United States

Dean of the School of Education, The College of Staten Island, CUNY
New York, United States

Multiple Positions Available Fall 2019, Santa Barbara City College
California, United States

Assistant/Associate Professor of Coastal Hydraulics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California, United States

Anticipated Faculty Openings in English, Computer Science, Business, Graphic Design, Architecture, Math, Psychology, Biology and General Education, Wenzhou-Kean University
China

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