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Friday, November 18, 2016


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The New Intellectuals premium

By Evan R. Goldstein

Is the academic jobs crisis a boon to public culture?


Today's News


Loan Debt

A Year Before Public-Service Loan Forgiveness Kicks In, Uncertainty Looms premium

By Shannon Najmabadi

The first wave of borrowers in a program meant to steer students toward public-service jobs will see their debt wiped away next fall. But neither borrowers nor government officials have a good sense of what to expect.

Students

How One University Is Working to Make Student Leaders More Resilient premium

By Kelly Field

To grow as a leader, you have to be willing to fail. That’s the message Tim Davis shares with students through a new project at UVa.

The Ticker

Here’s a Rundown of the Latest Campus-Climate Incidents Since Trump's Election

More racist incidents have been reported on several other campuses this week, amounting to dozens in all. And most of them seem to have been inspired by the election.


Greatest Hits


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Views


Commentary

Learning How to Be Together

By Mariko Silver

Intangibles are what makes a campus a community, which is worth remembering as we try to bridge the divisions that the presidential race exposed.

The Chronicle Review

The Day After premium

By L.D. Burnett

A historic election, an anxious classroom.

Lingua Franca

Bases Loaded

A change in his students' usage causes Bill Germano to reflect on both senses of base — the rocketry and architecture, the release from and the foundation upon.


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Advice


Vitae

Giving Faculty the Freedom to Fail

By Jonathan Rees

Any professors who claim they introduced a new digital tool in the classroom without some kind of friction are probably lying.

ProfHacker

Stop the Spread of Fake News

Resources for improving digital literacy and understanding the spread of fake news on social media.


Job Opportunities


Open Faculty College of Engineering , Northeastern University
Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Dean of the School of Business, The University of Redlands
California, United States

Nursing Faculty, Full-time, Tenure-track, Lewis University
Illinois, United States

Assistant/Associate Professor Positions in Finance and Economics , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Jersey, United States

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Supply Chain Management , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Jersey, United States

National Conference of Bar Examiners President and Chief Executive Officer, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Wisconsin, United States

Visiting Senior Scholar in Global Studies, University of Wyoming Global & Area Studies
Wyoming, United States

Tools & Resources


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The Professor Is In!
Dear Readers: Have a question about the academic job market that you'd like to see answered on Vitae? Send it to The Professor Is In! Karen welcomes any and all questions related to the job market, preparing for the job market while in graduate school, coping with the adjunct struggle, and assistant professorhood. Send questions to gettenure@gmail.com.