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Monday, July 24, 2017


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Leadership & Governance

A Warning, a Crusade, and a Public Reckoning at the U. of Florida premium

By Michael Vasquez

A lawyer’s requests for records provide a rare look at the inner workings of a top public-research university. It’s not pretty.

Publishing

Months After ‘Transracialism’ Flap, Controversy Still Rages at Feminist Philosophy Journal

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

The Board of Directors of Hypatia has temporarily suspended the authority of the Associate Editorial Board.

Administration

Fired Title IX Officer Alleges Retaliation in Suit Against Texas A&M Campus premium

By Katherine Mangan

Gerardo Alva says he was unfairly accused of theft and let go after complaining about the handling of a sexual-assault case.

The Ticker

U. of Southern California Says It Will Fire Puliafito

The tenured faculty member and former dean of the medical school led a secret life of illicit drug use, a newspaper reported last week.  


A New Feature for Subscribers


Chronicle Focus

In a new feature, available to individual subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are more than 25. Here are a couple of examples:

Pitfalls That Can End a Presidency

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.

A Survival Guide for Small Colleges

As they struggle to hold onto their share of the student market, small liberal-arts colleges face many challenges. The 12 articles in this guide look at the strategies they use to thrive.


Views


Advice

Walking the Career-Diversity Walk

By Leonard Cassuto

Do professors really support multiple career paths for Ph.D.s? And do the graduate students?

Lingua Franca

Being a Determinative

Geoff Pullum spots a new member of a small category of words that hardly ever lets in a new member.


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Job Opportunities


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