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Friday, February 16, 2018


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Scholarly Loss


The Chronicle Review

Why Everybody Loses When Someone Leaves Academe

By Erin Bartram

We cope with it in ways that largely erase the people we lose, ignore their pain and grief, and suppress our own.

The Chronicle Interview

She Wrote a Farewell Letter to Colleagues. Then 80,000 People Read It.

By Sarah Brown

Erin Bartram reflects on her overnight transformation from spurned scholar to prophet of the academic jobless. 


Today’s News


Teaching

Harnessing the Power of the Developing Brain

What professors — and students — should know about the advantages and limitations of the teenage brain.  

Government

Bill Would Hold College Presidents Accountable for Sexual Abuse by Employees

By Adam Harris

The legislation, introduced in the U.S. Senate, would require campus leaders to certify annually that they have reviewed all incidents of sexual misconduct reported to the Title IX coordinator, among other things.

Technology

A College Designed for Adults

By Goldie Blumenstyk

At College Unbound, a new institution in Rhode Island, the curriculum and services reflect the life and work experiences of older students. “We’ve tried to become what they needed,” says Adam Bush, its provost.


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Chronicle Focus

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Professors and Free Speech

Some professors nowadays fear for their jobs or their safety on account of their views at a time of high partisan tensions. Here are the stories of several professors in the cross hairs, and how their colleges responded.

The New Landscape for International Students

President Trump’s efforts to limit travel to the United States from several countries have affected many would-be international students. Here’s what American colleges are doing to attract them anyway.


Views


Commentary

When ‘Failure Is OK’ Is Not OK

By Tyler Hallmark

Not all students are privileged enough to be cavalier about their academic performance.

The Chronicle Review

History in the Face of Catastrophe

By Stéphane Gerson

When I lost my son, my personal and scholarly worldview changed forever.

Lingua Franca

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Lucy Ferriss finds herself back in the city where a memorably well-spent part of her youth involved Shakespeare and Company and its trusting proprietor.


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Job Opportunities


Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Lord Fairfax Community College
Virginia, United States

Residency Program Director Pensacola, University of Florida College of Medicine
Florida, United States

Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo State
New York, United States

Vice President for Development, Furman University
South Carolina, United States

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, University of California, Davis
California, United States

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Tennessee, United States

Medical Academic Positions, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
United Arab Emirates

Dean, Educational Programs, Santa Barbara City College
California, United States

Anticipated Faculty Positions, Fall 2018, San Joaquin Delta College
California, United States

Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Hardin Simmons University
Texas, United States

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