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Wednesday, October 12, 2016


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Administration

As U. of Florida Law Dean Calls Out Sexism, Her Rankings-Driven Regime Comes Under Fire premium

By Jack Stripling

Laura Rosenbury has promised big leaps in the U.S. News lists, but some professors say her ambitious and despotic approach incites fear and threatens the school's culture.

Admissions

How College Recruiters Are Using Snapchat, the App That Half of High Schoolers Use premium

By Nadia Dreid

Potential applicants may not want to hear a rehearsed pitch from an admissions officer. But put them in touch with an actual student on Snapchat, and a different dynamic comes into play.

Election 2016

Why the College Degree Seems to Be Deciding the Presidential Election

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

A stark divide in voter preferences has opened between people with college diplomas and people without them. What’s going on? Here are a few issues to consider.

Research

Universities Seek Smaller, Modernized Fleet of Research Vessels

By Paul Basken

The Obama administration has asked Congress to pay $106 million toward two new ships, although researchers say a third vessel is needed — an idea that has support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives.


Views


Commentary

It’s Never Too Soon to Talk About Mental Health

By Lee Burdette Williams

Conversations about what a student truly needs and what a college can reasonably offer should be part of the admissions process.

Lingua Franca

20 Things Students Say Help Them Learn

Anne Curzan describes a class activity where students told the instructors ways to create a productive learning community.


Advice


Vitae

Cruelty and Kindness in Academia

By Kelly J. Baker

Why we value the former and underrate the latter.

ProfHacker

How Twitter Changed My Life

Thinking about a hashtag celebrating the positive impact of Twitter.


Job Opportunities


Faculty Positions, Principia College
Missouri, United States

Presidente, Universidad Hebraica de Mexico
Mexico

Director of the School of Social Work, University of Missouri
Missouri, United States

Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, The University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Arizona, United States

Assistant Professor - Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Florida Southern College
Florida, United States

Department of Music Chairperson, University of Dayton
Ohio, United States

Open Tenure-Track Positions, Colorado College
Colorado, United States

Chief Information Officer , University of Wisconsin-Stout
Wisconsin, United States

Tools & Resources


Your Guide to the Ins and Outs of Negotiating in Academe
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