Academe Today Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News | Labor & Work-Life Issues By Audrey Williams June In a simulation described in a new journal article, candidates for the posts at Penn State’s medical school were asked to respond to a faculty member who was upset about not having enough time for research. |
| Campus Speech By Emma Kerr The professor who invited the former White House strategist and Breitbart News executive says he disagrees with Bannon’s politics. But disinviting the speaker, he said, would send the message that “there is no space for other ideas on campus.” |
| Students By Scott Carlson A new study suggests that opportunities abound for liberal-arts majors with flexible career aspirations. |
| Faculty By Chris Quintana Professors from UCLA and from Clemson help give the sitcom its grounding in moral philosophy. (Promise: No spoilers here.) |
| Government By Adam Harris Congress is working to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, but signs of discord on fundamental issues threaten to throw a wrench into the plan. |
| Graduate Students By Andy Thomason The students and a University of Connecticut professor took a self-portrait with the heads during research in a Yale University workshop. |
A New Report for Chronicle Readers | America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons to survive or thrive. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement. |
Views | Commentary By Zach P. Messitte Ripon College’s president took heat, and had misgivings, after calling out Trump’s failings in 2016. In 2018, that’s changed. |
| Advice By Allison M. Vaillancourt While campaigning for your next job, don’t lose the one you’ve got. |
| Lingua Franca Anne Curzan considers how periods and scare quotes can create emphasis far beyond the squiggles on the page. |
| Paid for and Created by The Ohio State University
The Effects of a Trade War
OSU builds a model to simulate the effects of deglobalization on producers, consumers, and the environment. |
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