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| EVENTS How Colleges Can Support Students Now Join us tomorrow at 2 p.m. Eastern time to discuss how to adapt academic and student services to keep up retention rates despite the pandemic. |
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| ADVICE Why I Quit Academe for a Coding Boot Camp By Zeb Larson With the tenure-track market stalled, a history Ph.D. was urged to pursue Plan B. Unfortunately, he says, the alt-ac career trajectory is broken, too. |
| Paid for and Created by Deloitte As universities continue to carry forward their mission to educate the next generation of the workforce, they are taking lessons learned from the spring and applying them to make risk-informed decisions about the fall. |
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| Paid for and Created by JAMS Recent court decisions have imposed new federal regulations on Title IX hearings, requiring institutions to provide a neutral adjucator as well as live hearings in which the hearing officer permits cross-examination, resulting in a more legalistic process. |
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| Job Announcement Multiple faculty openings in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at University of Colorado Boulder. Visit jobs.chronicle.com for more details. |
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[Save the Date] Priority Registration: Leading During the Pandemic Curriculum and Faculty | October 23
Students and Learning | November 6
The Chronicle is partnering with DeverJustice LLC and Ithaka S+R for a professional development series designed to help department chairs, faculty, and administrators navigate the increasingly complex challenges of the academic world. This two-part series includes a 75-minute symposium that is open to all academic professionals. The follow-up workshop session is reserved exclusively for department chairs. Email [email protected] with your name, institution, and title, and we’ll be sure you’re among the first to know when registration opens up. |
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