Academe Today Thursday, November 2, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News | Curriculum By Katherine Mangan Administrators say the goal is to help overwhelmed students graduate on time by streamlining course offerings, not to cut costs. |
| Faculty By Tom Bartlett Amid feverish speculation but little solid information, a lawyer for one of the faculty members says the inquiry has nothing to do with her client’s research. |
| Admissions & Student Aid By Eric Hoover An online game points out the challenge of moving up the national rankings without putting low-income students at a disadvantage. Some enrollment realities may be lost in the shuffle. |
| Government By Adam Harris “The transition group was very circumspect about how much information they gave me about then-current policy,” the education secretary said in a new profile published by Politico Magazine. |
| Administration By Liam Adams The Roman Catholic university’s health-insurance plan covers 90 percent of its employees and more than 3,000 students. |
| Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk and Scott Carlson Information-technology experts in higher education are gathering this week at the group’s annual meeting, in Philadelphia. We asked them about common ways their work is misunderstood. |
In Brief
The Future of Work | 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. |
Views | The Chronicle Review By Sarah E. Bond, Hoyt Long, and Ted Underwood The digital humanities hasn’t gone bust. It’s just getting started. |
| The Chronicle Review By Eric Weiskott So what do hit pieces on the field seek to accomplish? |
| Lingua Franca Geoff Pullum recounts a sad crime story that began 65 years ago today and ultimately hinged upon forensic linguistics. |
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