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Tuesday, July 26, 2016


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From Reservation to Campus: a Special Report


For Native Students, Education’s Promise Has Long Been Broken premium

By Kelly Field

President Obama wants more American Indian students to graduate from college. But look at the challenges these high schoolers face, and it becomes clear why that is a tall order.

Leaving the Reservation premium

Photographs by Rebecca Drobis

As she prepares to graduate from high school, Charnelle Bear Medicine contemplates her future at the University of Montana. A photo essay details the final weeks of her senior year.

‘Stereotypes Are at the Center’: a White House Official on Why Native Students Often Struggle premium

By Kelly Field

William Mendoza, director of the Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, had several false starts before completing college. He discusses how tribal colleges helped him find his way, and why they remain relevant to students today.


Also in Today's News


Faculty

One Idea to Ease Faculty Into Retirement: the ‘Terminal Sabbatical’ premium

By Vimal Patel

At Widener University, administrators hope that a year of research and service will help professors make the transition.

Teaching

More Professors Know About Free Textbook Options, but Adoption Remains Low

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Only 6.6 percent of faculty members are "very aware" of open educational resources, a survey found, and many say they can’t find such materials, although their use in introductory courses is ticking up.


Views


The Chronicle Review

Police Violence, Out of Context

By Lester Spence

What a recent high-profile study about police shootings got wrong.

Lingua Franca

Here's Looking at You, Narcissist

Ben Yagoda says the diagnosis of a certain candidate by Bryan Cranston and many others — including doctors — seems 100 percent on the money.


Advice


First Person

The Price of Plagiarism

By Clark Baker

Why bother teaching our students not to cheat when professors can get away with it?

Vitae

How to Resign

By Natalie Tindall

Advice on writing the letter, breaking the news, and other details of your departure.


Job Opportunities


Research Fellowships in the Humanities, NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute
United Arab Emirates

Executive Director, Academic Success and Transition, Purdue University Northwest
Indiana, United States

Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Illinois, United States

Faculty Positions in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, United States

Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University Northwest
Indiana, United States

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