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Monday, November 26, 2018


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Leadership

Can a Former Gates Grantmaker Save Public Colleges in Pennsylvania? premium

By Lee Gardner

Daniel Greenstein, a self-described “erstwhile postsecondary technocrat,” must turn around a collection of struggling campuses that compete fiercely with one another, as well as with an overcrowded field of other public institutions, in a state where he has only tenuous connections.

Campus Life

To Juul or Not to Juul? Colleges Weigh the Breadth of Their Tobacco Bans premium

By Andy Tsubasa Field

The electronic cigarettes’ booming popularity among students has sparked controversy on some campuses that only recently prohibited traditional cigarettes.

Government

DeVos Gives New Life to Controversial Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges

By Andy Thomason

In an expected move, the education secretary restored federal recognition to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The Obama administration had revoked it.

The Chronicle Interview

A Classicist Analyzed Red-Pill World. Then She Became a Target. premium

By Tom Bartlett

A Princeton-trained scholar examines how Latin and Greek texts are being weaponized by men who want a scholarly gloss for their misogynistic posts.

Data

These Colleges Showed the Biggest Percentage Gains in Underrepresented Minorities premium

The Chronicle List

Collective representation of American Indian, black, and Hispanic students rose slightly from 2010 to 2016, with some colleges seeing large growth.

Students

Covering a College? Start Here

By Andy Thomason

College campuses are strange places, with strange conventions. If you’re a student journalist covering one, you could use a jump-start.


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Views


The Chronicle Review

The Problem Is Bad Interdisciplinarity

By Michael Clune

A response to my critics.

Advice

Why Grades Still Matter

By Jeff Gentry

High standards coupled with high expectations — including encouragement, not derision — create real student success.

Lingua Franca

Why Do Such a Multitude Prefer ‘Multiple’ Over ‘Many’?

Rose Jacobs investigates the rise of multiple in news stories where many would suffice. Are journalists following a trend?


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Job Opportunities


Multiple Positions in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration, University of North Texas
Texas, United States

Executive Director, Caruth Police Institute, University of North Texas at Dallas
Texas, United States

Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship in Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame
Indiana, United States

Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School
California, United States

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin, United States

Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions, Wake Forest University
North Carolina, United States

Analytics and Modeling, Naval Postgraduate School
California, United States

President and Dean, South Texas College of Law
Texas, United States

Presidential Search, University of Idaho
Idaho, United States

Associate Dean of Nursing, Wayne County Community College District
Michigan, United States

Dean of the School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota
South Dakota, United States

Language and Literacy Faculty Position, Georgia State University
Georgia, United States

Multiple Faculty Positions in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University
Texas, United States

Assistant or Associate Professor - Interdisciplinary General Education, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
California, United States

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