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Tuesday, January 31, 2017


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An Executive Order's Impact, at Home and Abroad


Administration

How One University Is Contending With the Aftermath of Trump’s Travel Ban

By Sarah Brown

At West Virginia University, officials are trying to reassure international students that they are safe, while acknowledging the gravity of a situation that has many people alarmed.

Global

Why the Travel Ban Probably Hits Iranian Professors and Students the Hardest

By Ian Wilhelm

The Iranian and U.S. governments have long been at odds, but the academic relationship between the two countries runs deep.

Voices

Here Are 7 People Whose Lives Were Changed by the Travel Ban

"I felt like, that could not happen in a country like America," an undergraduate told us. Another said, "It’s kind of humiliating."

Faculty

Academics Mull Boycott of U.S. Conferences as a Way of Fighting Travel Ban

By Shannon Najmabadi

Scholars in some disciplines are discussing whether such a boycott would be an effective means of protesting President Trump's executive order.

The Ticker

Colleges' Pledges to Shield Data on International Students Don't Mean Much. Here's Why.

Federal law requires colleges to submit troves of information on their foreign students.

Research

Disruption and Uncertainty Ripple Across a Discipline

By Peter Schmidt

As the Middle East Studies Association takes a stand against the new immigration restrictions, its president discusses how academic experts on that region are being affected.


Views


The Chronicle Review

Why the Academy Must Protect America’s Democratic Soul

By Ramin Jahanbegloo

Four months in an Iranian prison taught me that academics can save lives and transform societies.

Commentary

Beyond the College Earnings Premium. Way Beyond.

By Philip Trostel

A college education is a public good, in ways that are rarely acknowledged, and ought to be treated that way.

Lingua Franca

Pussies and Appropriation

Lucy Ferriss examines a classic example of taking a term that has been used as a slur and turning it into a badge of group identity and cohesion.


Advice


Career Confidential

Administration 101: Prepping for the Job Hunt

By David D. Perlmutter

The political risk is weighty and the preparations are burdensome, so make sure you are ready.

Vitae

7 Steps to a Good Interview

By Kent Smetters

Resist the urge to share all the wonderful details you've unearthed in your research.

Vitae

Branding Yourself as an Academic

By Kelli Marshall

Stop acting like it’s a dirty word, and start thinking about how to shape your brand.


Job Opportunities


Tenured Faculty in Engineering and Policy, Arizona State University
Arizona, United States

Assistant Vice President for Distance Learning and Summer Session, Winona State University
Minnesota, United States

Dean of the Godbold School of Business, Gardner-Webb University
North Carolina, United States

Executive Director Environment, Energy and Resources, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
Australia

Senior Director, Center for First-Generation Student Success, NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
District of Columbia, United States

Mathematics Faculty, Emmanuel College (GA)
Georgia, United States

Religious Studies - Visiting Assistant Professor of South Asian or South East Asian Religions, St. Lawrence University
New York, United States

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