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Wednesday, February 7, 2018


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Want to Find a Good Department Chair? Try Role-Playing premium

By Audrey Williams June

In a simulation described in a new journal article, candidates for the posts at Penn State’s medical school were asked to respond to a faculty member who was upset about not having enough time for research.

Campus Speech

As Protests Mount, U. of Chicago Plans for a Visit From Steve Bannon

By Emma Kerr

The professor who invited the former White House strategist and Breitbart News executive says he disagrees with Bannon’s politics. But disinviting the speaker, he said, would send the message that “there is no space for other ideas on campus.”

Students

Over Time, Humanities Grads Close the Pay Gap With Professional Peers

By Scott Carlson

A new study suggests that opportunities abound for liberal-arts majors with flexible career aspirations.

Faculty

Meet the Philosophers Who Give ‘The Good Place’ Its Scholarly Bona Fides

By Chris Quintana

Professors from UCLA and from Clemson help give the sitcom its grounding in moral philosophy. (Promise: No spoilers here.)

Government

Why an Update of Higher Ed’s Sweeping Framework Could Be Years Away

By Adam Harris

Congress is working to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, but signs of discord on fundamental issues threaten to throw a wrench into the plan.

Graduate Students

Grad Students’ Selfie With Severed Heads Was ‘Egregious Violation of Yale Policy’

By Andy Thomason

The students and a University of Connecticut professor took a self-portrait with the heads during research in a Yale University workshop.


A New Report for Chronicle Readers


The Adult Student: The Population Colleges — and the Nation — Can’t Afford to Ignore

America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons to survive or thrive. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement.


Views


Commentary

Coming Full Circle on Teaching Trump

By Zach P. Messitte

Ripon College’s president took heat, and had misgivings, after calling out Trump’s failings in 2016. In 2018, that’s changed.

Advice

Is Ambition Always Bad?

By Allison M. Vaillancourt

While campaigning for your next job, don’t lose the one you’ve got.

Lingua Franca

Punctuation Dot Dot Dot

Anne Curzan considers how periods and scare quotes can create emphasis far beyond the squiggles on the page.


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The Effects of a Trade War
OSU builds a model to simulate the effects of deglobalization on producers, consumers, and the environment.


Job Opportunities


President, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Minnesota, United States

Academic Dean/Provost, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
New York, United States

Associate Professor or Professor in Applied Exercise Physiology, Texas State University
Texas, United States

Associate Director of Distributed Learning, University of South Carolina
South Carolina, United States

Dean of the College of Computing and Software Engineering, Kennesaw State University
Georgia, United States

Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling, Boston University School of Medicine
Massachusetts, United States

Administrative and Faculty Positions, Our Lady of the Lake University
Texas, United States

Graduate Director of the Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology Program, Lewis University
Illinois, United States

Faculty Fellow, Religious Studies Program, New York University
New York, United States

Assistant Professor of Nursing - Extended Search, Millersville University
Pennsylvania, United States

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