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Monday, August 20, 2018


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Test Prep

The Princeton Review Has Laid Off Many Employees. But Revenue Might Not Be Its Only Problem.

By Eric Hoover

The test-prep giant has is restructuring in hopes of ensuring its “financial health.” Internal documents suggest that consumers see the company as “remote and inaccessible.”

Sexual Misconduct

NYU Scholar Accused of Harassment Assails Rush to Judgment as Sign of ‘Sexual Paranoia’

By Katherine Mangan

The florid, campy emails she exchanged with a Ph.D. student were typical of how she speaks, and reflected her role as a mentor, Avital Ronell said in a rare interview.

Finance

5 Key Questions About NYU’s Tuition-Free Policy for Medical School

By Beckie Supiano

What lessons does the $24-million-a-year effort hold for higher ed?

Athletics

Strain on Maryland Leadership Grows Amid Fallout From Football Player’s Death

By Lindsay Ellis

The university’s president, Wallace D. Loh, had rejected a recommendation to give sports doctors autonomy from the athletics department, The Washington Post reported.

Accreditation

A Program at Kean U. Is Losing Its Accreditation. Many Faculty and Students Have No Idea.

By Eric Kelderman

After more than a year of trouble, the accreditor for the university’s master’s program in public administration sent a July letter revoking its accreditation.

Leadership

College Presidents Land a New Gig: Podcasting

By Lindsay Ellis

The online recordings, produced in-house, serve as another vehicle to promote the institution.


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Lingua Franca

What Is the Origin of ‘the Worm Has Turned’?

If you thought of Shakespeare, as Lucy Ferriss did, he indeed used the phrase, but it’s medieval, and the worm may not be the invertebrate you think it is.

From the Archives

The Larger Significance of Worm Grunting premium

A folk method of driving worms to the surface of the ground has deeper meaning in a photography professor’s book.


Job Opportunities


Tenure-Track Professorships to ERC Starting Grantees, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Germany

Dean of the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas
Texas, United States

Kachemak Bay Campus Director, Kenai Peninsula College/UAA
Alaska, United States

Full-time Faculty Positions for Spring Semester, 2019, Sogang University
Korea, Republic of

Tenured Professor of African American Studies, Georgetown University
District of Columbia, United States

2019-2020 Faculty Positions, The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business
Ohio, United States

Political Science Professor - Armed Conflict and Violence - Open Rank, New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Political Science Professor - Middle East/Asia - Open Rank, New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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