Academe Today Friday, December 9, 2016 Sign up for this newsletter | Today's News | Leadership By Jack Stripling Robert G. Frank is set to step down at the U. of New Mexico in May, when his contract ends. So why is the board suddenly talking about suspending or terminating him? |
| The Chronicle Review By Tom Bartlett Power poses became the hottest thing on the internet. But the science doesn’t hold up. |
| Students By Katherine Knott More and more black students are starting their own campus publications. Tied to activism, it's a matter of asserting control over their lives. |
| Special Reports By Julia Schmalz Immigrant students share what college means to them, and their fears as they wait for Donald J. Trump and his administration to take office. |
In Brief
A New Feature for Chronicle Subscribers | In a new feature, available to subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are more than a dozen. Here are a couple of examples. |
| Missteps of all kinds can derail a presidency, among them an inadequate response to protesters’ complaints, conflicts over shared governance, and incautious remarks. Collected here are 11 articles describing how presidencies have failed. |
| Concerns about remedial courses have led to new strategies for preparing students for college-level coursework. The 10 articles in this collection examine how some of those ideas are working. |
Views | Vitae By Claire Kamp Dush How can you, as a new graduate student, start out on the right foot with your primary mentor? |
| Lingua Franca Lucy Ferriss examines the label âradical,â which refers both to someone rooted in society and someone trying to tear it up. |
| ProfHacker Even at the busiest times of the year, it's worthwhile to take basic steps to secure your data. Here are some ways to get started. |
Job Opportunities | Instructional Assistant Professor of English, Texas A&M University at Qatar
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Director Evening Teaching Certification Program, Assistant Professor Track II, Whitworth University
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Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Washington State University Tri-Cities
Washington, United States
Associate/Full Professor of Governance, Management, and the Policy Process, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
California, United States
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