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THE WORK FORCE Why Labor Shortages on Campus-Building Staffs Are Reaching ‘Crisis Situations’ By Scott Carlson The lack of workers is driven by a host of factors, and it’s worsening deferred-maintenance backlogs. ADVERTISEMENT LEADERSHIP ‘A Grave Error’: Nancy Cantor Is Leaving Rutgers, and Some Are Crying Foul By Megan Zahneis Cantor, a fixture in higher-ed leadership for nearly 30 years, won’t have her contract renewed as chancellor of the university’s Newark campus. Local leaders want the president to reconsider. THE REVIEW | OPINION The Corporate Capture of Open-Access Publishing By Sarah Kember and Amy Brand Done wrong, the movement will just reproduce the old monopolies.
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LEGAL JEOPARDY 2 Former Students Face Defamation Lawsuits for Talking About Sexual Assault By Sarah Brown In one case, a former vice president for student affairs at St. Norbert College alleged that a recent graduate had made false statements accusing him of silencing sexual-assault victims. TEACHING What’s the Right Measure for Good Teaching? By Beth McMurtrie Changing the way good teaching is defined and measured is key for elevating teaching, readers say.
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Views ADVICE You’ve Checked Out the New AI Tools. Now What? By Michelle D. Miller Three steps to help you envision the role of ChatGPT — first in your academic discipline and then in your classroom.
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