Academe Today Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Diversity in Academe: The Age Issue | By Sarah Brown Here are four ways in which these generations differ from one another, and how administrators, faculty members, and students might bridge those gaps. |
| By Beth McMurtrie Why students and professors may think differently about free expression. |
| Welcome to The Chronicle’s first special report devoted to age diversity on campuses. This annual issue also features compelling personal essays dealing with identity and disability — be sure to check them out. |
| There has never been a greater focus on diversity in higher education, and these special reports provide the data, context, and analysis that decision makers need as they address concerns raised by faculty, staff, students, and the public. |
Todayâs News | Faculty By Nell Gluckman A new program at the City College of New York will teach activism with a nuanced approach to politics. |
| Students By Sam Hoisington Scout Schultz, an LGBT student leader, was shot and killed by a campus police officer on Sunday. In video of the incident, he is heard saying, “Shoot me.” |
| The Ticker The second of three regulatory hurdles is closer to being cleared, say the department and the university. |
| The Ticker The class, which covers the infamous Chapel Hill academic-fraud scandal, will be offered in the spring. A planned offering was canceled under ambiguous circumstances in the fall of 2016. |
What Works In and Around the Classroom | How much interest is there in creating a common academic experience? |
Views | Advice By Kevin Gannon A good portion of what ails academic meetings stems from factors within our control. |
| Advice By Karen Kelsky What you say and how you say it in departmental seminars is one way your colleagues will size you up. |
| Commentary By Margaret Morganroth Gullette An all-too-unrecognizable bias plagues them. But it can be acknowledged, and mitigated. |
| Lingua Franca Do your kids say, âOur team will be versing the Bombers next weekâ? Ben Yagoda explores that and other coinages that may be older than you think. |
| Paid for and Created by the University of Western Australia
A Galactic Murder Mystery
Why are thousands of galaxies being stripped of gases, making it impossible for new stars to be created? |
Job Opportunities | Professor and Department Head Communication , Drexel University
Pennsylvania, United States
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Kalamazoo College
Michigan, United States
Associate Professor/Professor (Endowed) in Salt Lake City, Utah, University of Utah College of Social Work
Utah, United States
Professor and Department Chair, Temple University
Pennsylvania, United States
School of Engineering Open Positions , Tufts University
Massachusetts, United States
|
Tools & Resources
| Free Dossier Service
Get organized with The Chronicle’s Vitae dossier service. Manage all of your professional documents in one convenient place — safely, securely, and at no cost. Applying for jobs online is simpler, saving you time and money. Start your free dossier. |
| | |
|
