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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

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Students

Washington U. Is Fixing Its Economic-Diversity Problem. Its Next Challenge Is Parity. premium

By Vimal Patel

The university is making progress in enrolling more students eligible for Pell Grants. Now it is wrestling with how to better support low-income students once they enroll.

Election 2016

4 Ways Cleveland’s Colleges Are Bracing for the Republican Convention

By Kelly Field

Amid concerns over protests and other potential unrest, institutions like Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College are expanding their police presence and advising students on how to stay safe.

Research

What Happens When Your Research Is Featured on ‘Fox & Friends’

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

A foundational piece of research on microaggressions, cited as a guide by several universities, has surfaced as ammunition in the war over sensitivity in higher education.


Views

The Chronicle Review

Where Conservative Ideas Come From

By Timothy Shenk

Historians of the right face a reckoning in the time of Trump.

Lingua Franca

Is This the Right Moment?

Anne Curzan asks us to think about when and why we correct other people's language.

Advice

Heads Up

Don’t Cry for Me, Academia!

By Kevin J.H. Dettmar

For some of us, administrative work is not just an obligation or a noble sacrifice — it’s a calling.

Vitae

Peer Reviewing the Peer Reviews

By Angela Heetderks

With a little help from your friends, you can understand which reviewers have been helpful and which should be ignored.

Job Opportunities

Associate General Counsel, Northern Arizona University
Arizona, United States

Career Technical Education Coordinator, Center for Academic Engagement, Guilford Technical Community College
North Carolina, United States

Regional Director of Major Gifts, Phillips Exeter Academy
New Hampshire, United States

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