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Tuesday, March 22, 2016


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Faculty

Legal Challenges to Obama Health Law Could Cost Women premium

By Beth McMurtrie

A Supreme Court ruling could affect contraception coverage for thousands of college employees and students.

State Support

What a Funding Fracas Could Mean for the Future of CUNY premium

By Sarah Brown

Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s governor, has called for the state to shift $485 million of its contribution to the university system onto New York City. But the city has balked, leaving faculty concerned.

Election 2016

On One Campus, a Trump Rally Leaves Scars

By Rio Fernandes

Lenoir-Rhyne University’s president hailed a rally last week as a victory for free speech. Students and professors who protested see it differently.

Re:Learning

How LinkedIn Views Its Role in Education premium

By Jeffrey R. Young

Should colleges be worried about this mammoth new education player? The Chronicle spoke with Michael Korcuska, LinkedIn’s vice president of management for learning, who says no.


Views


The Chronicle Review

The Math Mandarins premium

By Andrew Hacker

They don’t like to teach, but they love to tell teachers what to do.

Lingua Franca

An Exercise in Bad Writing

The conscious effort to write badly can be liberating for students, says Amitava Kumar, who uses it to teach them to write better.


Advice


First Person

Socratic Assessment

By David Andrew Stoler

Socratic assessment: a primer on the lost art of drinking while grading.

Vitae

Accommodations in Academe

By David Perry

Discrimination against the disabled still resides in job ads with ableist requirements and in academics too vulnerable to ask for help.

ProfHacker

Syntax Highlighting for (English) Prose

Jason B. Jones points to a web app that offers syntax highlighting for English prose.


Job Opportunities


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Illinois, United States

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Oregon, United States

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