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Monday, November 14, 2016


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Faculty

A New Front of Activism premium

By Robin Wilson

When making their case for tenure, minority professors say they feel penalized for one of the reasons they were hired: being different. If colleges are to succeed at diversifying the faculty, this might be the sticking point.

Leadership

Baylor Faces Rising Calls for Transparency in Sexual-Assault Scandal premium

By Katherine Mangan

Alumni and donors are accusing university leaders of being too secretive, as controversy lingers over the firing of the football coach.

Global

A History Lesson on the Future of Foreign Enrollments

By Karin Fischer

American colleges enroll more foreign students than ever before, says the latest Open Doors report. But the plunge in Iranian students after 1979 offers a lesson on the need for geographic diversity.


Votes and Fears in a New Era


Election 2016

Yes, You’re Right, Colleges Are Liberal Bubbles. Here’s the Data.

By Shannon Najmabadi and Katherine Knott

In counties that are home to public flagship universities, only eight favored Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, according to a Chronicle analysis of voting data from 49 states.

Students

With Trump’s Rise, Undocumented Students Fear for Their Futures premium

By Katherine Mangan

The president-elect has pledged to reverse the Obama administration’s actions on immigration. Students who benefited from those protections suddenly find themselves living in a much scarier world.

Global

International Students Wonder What a Trump Administration Will Mean for Them premium

By Nadia Dreid

The president-elect’s nativist rhetoric has left those students worried about a backlash.


Views


The Chronicle Review

How Did Trump Get Elected? Take a Look in the Mirror premium

By Richard Wolin

In trying to appease the "relevance" and "bottom line" bandwagons, higher education has failed to nurture critical thinking.

The Chronicle Review

What Trump’s Win Compels Scholars to Do premium

By Eric Klinenberg

How to carry on in a post-truth era.

Lingua Franca

The Unoriginality of Orwell's Critique of Language

Geoff Pullum discovers that the ideas in Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" are much less novel than is widely believed.


Advice


First Person

Academic Ethics: The Legal Tangle of ‘Trigger Warnings’

By Brian Leiter

Do teachers have an obligation to warn students about course material that might upset them?

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': What's the Average Raise for a Faculty Promotion?

 

Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: how to respond to personal questions from students; an American expat contemplates staying abroad.


Job Opportunities


Tenure-track Assistant Professors Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wilkes University
Pennsylvania, United States

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Life, The University of Saint Mary
Kansas, United States

Assistant Professor of Film and Video Production (two open positions), Emerson College
Massachusetts, United States

Academic Department Head, New Mexico State University
New Mexico, United States

Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University Faculty Searches, Drexel University
Pennsylvania, United States

Faculty Opportunities in the College of Design, University of Minnesota
Minnesota, United States

National Endowment for the Humanities Keough-Naughton Fellowship in Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame
Indiana, United States

Chair, Department of Computer Information and Graphics Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana, United States

Tools & Resources


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