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Thursday, October 12, 2017

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Idea Lab: Colleges Solving Problems

Teaching

Undergraduate Research Teaches Teamwork and Resilience. It Needn’t Be Costly. premium

By Kathryn Masterson

Colleges especially like the problem-solving skills it can provide. Here’s how to offer more opportunities on a tight budget.

Opinion

Saying Yes to Undergraduate Research

By Mitchell Malachowski

The benefits are obvious, but the barriers can be daunting. Here’s how to overcome them.

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

The Ticker

U. of Wisconsin System Proposes Merging 2-Year and 4-Year Colleges

Under a plan rolled out by the system’s president, each two-year institution would be merged with one of seven four-year campuses.

Students

Only 1 Percent of Students Would Consider Disrupting Speakers Violently, Survey Finds

By Julia Martinez

A new survey on free-speech attitudes and expression on campuses came out on Wednesday. Here are three interesting findings.

The Ticker

Another Top Administrator at the U. of Southern California Is Out After Claims of Misconduct

David Carrera’s departure as vice president for fund raising is the latest in a string of high-profile controversies involving claims of misconduct by USC executives.


Views

The Chronicle Review

Stop Calling Me ‘Independent Scholar’

By Megan Kate Nelson

There are no “independent lawyers” or “independent businesswomen.”

Advice

The Job Market: Picking Apart Your Application

By Manya Whitaker

Search committees have to comb through dozens of pages in each candidate’s application. Here’s how we do it, and what we’re looking for.

Lingua Franca

300 Up, Still Getting It Wrong

Is Geoff Pullum educable? He knows the rules of academic writing and Chronicle style, yet he still commits one error after years of training.

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Job Opportunities

Associate Dean of the Institute for Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Olivet Nazarene University
Illinois, United States

Associate Dean, College of Business, Kutztown University
Pennsylvania, United States

Faculty Positions, Pepperdine University
California, United States

Assistant Professor in Special Education, University of Texas at Arlington
Texas, United States

Tenure-track Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, United States

Tools & Resources

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