Academe Today Friday, October 26, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News Leadership By Sarah Brown The university’s board will meet on Friday in an emergency session to consider an “executive personnel matter.” Spellings, a former U.S. education secretary, has led the system for nearly three years. | Admissions By Nell Gluckman A scholar hired by the group that sued Harvard, claiming it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, testified at the trial on Thursday. The university’s economist disputes his findings. |
Admissions By Cailin Crowe An economist and expert for Students for Fair Admissions put together a report that says Harvard’s admissions process discriminates against Asian-American applicants. An expert for Harvard says it’s not that simple. |
Troubled Partnerships By Steven Johnson It’s not unusual for American colleges to receive millions in gifts from Saudi Arabia. But some, like an elite entrepreneurship college in Massachusetts, have spun deeper partnerships that are harder to unwind. |
Faculty By Katherine Mangan Despite agreeing this week to retire at the end of the academic year, Lawrence Krauss, a world-renowned scientist, defended his actions in a 51-page document. |
Teaching The University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers part-time faculty members a learning community as one way to reduce feelings of isolation. |
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Views Special Reports By Jeffrey J. Selingo Institutions that use online survey data to group students into segments can personalize campus services and put themselves on stronger financial footing. | Advice By Brian Leiter You risk betraying your discipline and academic freedom by refusing to cite the scholarship of sexual harassers and other problematic academics. |
Lingua Franca How do students, and the rest of us, indicate the largest part of a group? Bill Germano digs into student papers in search of an answer. |
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