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Thursday, October 19, 2017


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Idea Lab: Colleges Solving Problems


Faculty

Tell the World What You Do premium

By Audrey Williams June

Colleges need the good will of legislators and the public. To get it, they must explain what they do and why it’s important. Michigan State University is training faculty members to do that.

Commentary

Is Professorial Branding for You? Yes, It Is

By Scott Talan

Take control of the ways that you and your work are perceived.

Special Reports

A World of Ideas in Idea Lab

A collection of some three dozen explorations of the problems colleges face, and how they are solving them. The articles include news, analysis, data, advice, and opinion.


Also in Today’s News


Campus Safety

Campus Fears Drive Boom in Threat-Assessment Teams

By Sam Hoisington

Ten years after the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, an association that works to identify potential crises to prevent similar tragedies has more than 900 college members.

Faculty

How U. of Florida’s Students and Faculty Are Preparing for Richard Spencer

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

With the prominent white supremacist arriving on the campus on Thursday, people there are feeling particularly nervous.

Research

Can a Focus on the Marketplace Help the Social Sciences Have an Impact? premium

By Paul Basken

The I-Corps model is winning admirers in a variety of scientific enterprises. The question is whether it can solve social problems too.


Views


Advice

Documenting What Ph.D.s Do for a Living

By Leonard Cassuto

A new study of postdoctoral careers — inside and outside of academe — aims to collect the numbers and the stories.

The Chronicle Review

The University Is Not a Technology

By Sam Fallon and Len Gutkin

Why we shouldn’t rely on data and algorithms to fix the humanities.

Lingua Franca

‘Comity’ Tonight

Bring on the lovers, liars, and clowns: William Germano reflects on why a 19th-century word has meaning today.


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Job Opportunities


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Texas, United States

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South Carolina, United States

Senior Associate Vice President of Finance, Marquette University
Wisconsin, United States

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering-Energy, Western Washington University
Washington, United States

Psychology Faculty, Institute for the Psychological Sciences of Divine Mercy University
Virginia, United States

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