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Wednesday, October 10, 2018


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The Chronicle Review

What the ‘Grievance Studies’ Hoax Means

Is it proof of shoddy scholarly standards, antipathy against academe, or something else entirely?

Background Reading

Huge Publishing Hoax Hits Academic Journals

By Alexander C. Kafka

A trio’s systematic trolling of journals yields seven accepted papers, including a study of canine rape culture in Portland, Ore., dog parks and a feminist rewrite of a chapter of Mein Kampf.


Today’s News


Faculty

How Faculty Advisers Can Be First Responders When Students Need Help premium

By Alexander C. Kafka

Professors can’t be experts in everything that can go wrong for a student. But they should know how to make referrals to necessary campus resources.

Students

Law Students Plan Walkout on Wednesday to Protest Kavanaugh Confirmation

By Steven Johnson

Organizers in New York are mobilizing students around the country for a three-day strike that calls for the new Supreme Court justice’s impeachment.

Campus Assault

Anonymous Website Aims to Out Sexual Assaulters at U. of Washington

By Chris Quintana

The new site, “Make Them Scared,” allows nameless accusers to name their alleged assailants. Its moderators are encouraging more people to participate.

Faculty Activist

U. of Michigan Disciplines Professor Who Refused to Recommend a Student Heading to Israel

By Brock Read

A university administrator sharply criticized the scholar, John Cheney-Lippold, for using recommendation letters “as a platform to discuss your personal political beliefs.”

Global

American Grad Student, Barred From Entering Israel, Remains in Custody Over Alleged Activism

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old alumna of the University of Florida, has been held for a week at an Israeli airport for recently serving as president of the university’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter.


A New Report for Chronicle Readers


Idea Lab: Mergers and Collaboration

Many colleges are looking to merge or collaborate with their peers. But what do leaders need to know to do this well? Our latest Idea Lab collection offers advice and tips from colleges that have merged or formed partnerships to cut costs and expand academic programs. It’s available in the Chronicle Store.


Views


Commentary

3 Ways to Reach Those Elusive Millennial Donors premium

By Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill

Young alumni, even the wealthy ones, are not supporting their alma maters the way their parents did. Colleges need new strategies to turn them into philanthropists.

Advice

5 Complaints Academics Have About Their Editors

By Rachel Toor

Why common complaints about how a publisher handled a manuscript are often off-base.

Lingua Franca

When My Class Discussed ‘Mischievious’

After reading her blog post about her nonstandard pronunciation of “mischievous,” Anne Curzan’s students tackle the topic of what is and what isn’t “standard” English.


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