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Faculty Harassers

First Person

Abusers and Enablers in Faculty Culture

By K.A. Amienne

Academe is full of Petruchios looking for their next Kate.

From the Archives

The Rise of Harassment Vigilance premium

By Robin Wilson

Scholarly societies and academic departments are becoming more vigilant about monitoring and preventing sexual harassment in their profession.

Today’s News

Finance

Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups

By Eric Kelderman

The planned overhaul would place new tax burdens on colleges and students, and some critics argue that it could undermine charitable giving to the institutions.

Finance

If House Republicans Get Their Way, These Colleges Would See Their Endowments Taxed

By Ben Myers and Brock Read

Roughly 140 private colleges and universities would pay 1.4 percent of their net investment income under a sweeping tax-reform plan unveiled on Thursday.

Government

DeVos Falsely Suggests That Student Loans Were Federalized to Pay for Obamacare

By Adam Harris

In an interview with Politico, the education secretary stated incorrectly that the federal government had taken over management of the student-loan market “ostensibly” to pay for the Affordable Care Act.

Faculty

The Gender Pay Gap in Physics Persists

By Audrey Williams June

Women aren’t aggressive enough in negotiating incoming salaries, and they are less likely to ask for raises later.

Campus Speech

Billionaire Says Supporting Milo Yiannopoulos’s Campus Tours Was a Mistake

By Chris Quintana

Robert Mercer said he had hoped Mr. Yiannopoulos would challenge political correctness on campuses, but he admitted that the speaker’s actions had caused “pain and divisiveness.”


Views

Lingua Franca

Wokeness

A tweet by Ta-Nehisi Coates inspires William Germano to consider the word’s long and surprising history.

From the Archives

The Education of Ta-Nehisi Coates

By Jordan Michael Smith

His grasp of American history has earned him some admirers in the academy — and a few influential critics.

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Students Overcome Language and Cultural Hurdles
International students are working with pathway providers to ease their transition into student life in the United States.


Job Opportunities

Multiple Anticipated Faculty Positions, Northern Illinois University
Illinois, United States

Research Technologist I, Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia, United States

Admissions Representative (Twin Cities-based), Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota, United States

Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bridgewater State University
Massachusetts, United States

Dean of the School of Education, Lindenwood University
Missouri, United States

Tenure-track Faculty Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, United States

Provost, LIM College
New York, United States

Associate/Full Professor of Sport Management, Rutgers University
New Jersey, United States

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