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Monday, November 20, 2017


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How Free Speech Works for White Academics premium

By Brittney Cooper

They are given a platform for their ideas, even when it is clear that the ideas don’t measure up.


Today’s News


Graduate Students

How the House GOP Tax Plan Would Affect Grad Students

By Eric Kelderman

Students and colleges are beginning to tally the tax changes proposed in the House. For many graduate students, the increase would be big.

Politics

Think Students Won’t Consider Opposite Political Views? Here’s How 2 Universities Got Them to Try premium

By Sarah Brown

In a polarized America, talking about political issues is challenging. Faculty members from some Pennsylvania universities have organized events to make those tough discussions easier.

Government

Education Dept. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students

By Adam Harris

The department did so after a Democratic senator asked for such a step from the Obama administration last fall.
   

College Access

GOP Bill Would Force Students Who Don’t Graduate to Repay Pell Grants

By Adam Harris

New legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would “motivate students” to graduate by forcing them to return federal grants intended to help low-income students.

Faculty

Sexual Harassment and Assault in Higher Ed: What’s Happened Since Weinstein

By Nell Gluckman, Brock Read, and Katherine Mangan

Revelations about the film producer’s apparent pattern of sexual misconduct are just over a month old, but the reverberations have been deeply felt across academe. Here are the latest updates, from Friday, on cases at Boston University, the University of Rochester, and Stanford University.


Views


First Person

The Job Market: The Campus Interview

By Manya Whitaker

The person you present during your two-day visit is the person the search committee will assume you to be.

Lingua Franca

Launched in Cyberspace: Boaty McBoatface

Allan Metcalf describes a naming pattern that has caught on around the world.


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Digital Forms Create Better Collaboration
The College of the Desert’s administrative departments streamlined communications with centralized document management.


Job Opportunities


Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Eastern Michigan University
Michigan, United States

Department Chair Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University
Wisconsin, United States

Associate / Assistant Arts Professor - NYU Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts (IMA), New York University Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts (IMA)
China

Dean of the School of Health Professions, Florida Southwestern State College
Florida, United States

Director of the Center for International Trade and Security (CITS), The University of Georgia
Georgia, United States

Founding Assistant Provost for Global Engagement, Bridgewater State University
Massachusetts, United States

Chancellor, South Orange County Community College District
California, United States

Dean of Business, Education, Computing, and Applied Technology, Harford Community College
Maryland, United States

Research Scientist, Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China
New Jersey, United States

Associate Professor or Professor in Japan Studies or China Studies, New York University Arts and Science
New York, United States

Tools & Resources


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