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Monday, October 10, 2016


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Leadership

How Presidents Try to Stay Ahead of the Social-Media Outrage Machine premium

By Lee Gardner

Its lightning speed and broad reach have college leaders scrambling to keep controversies from spinning dangerously out of control.

Administration

When It Comes to Campus Crises, College Communications Staffs Plan, React, and Fret premium

By Lee Gardner

Any statement released by a university is parsed "almost at a Talmudic level," one communications director laments.

Finance

Sudden Demise of Start-Up Textbook Supplier Leaves Small Colleges to Scramble premium

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Investors in a Silicon Valley company called Rafter pulled the plug on it on Friday, and its college customers are now in what one described as "crisis-management mode."

On Leadership

Video: Doubling Down on Innovation for Success

By Lee Gardner

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, discusses how his institution has used a combination of global focus and experiential learning to raise its profile, and how colleges should be preparing students for the job market of tomorrow.   


Views


The Chronicle Review

Curricular Cop-Out on Co-ops premium

By Nathan Schneider

There’s an illustrious form of enterprise that business schools largely ignore.

Lingua Franca

Trumpadocious Apologies

Lucy Ferriss explains why “I apologize if anyone was offended" is not an apology.


Advice


Career Confidential

Do You Fit Us?

By David D. Perlmutter

The hiring department is looking for a person, not just a CV.

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': Will My Application Be Considered if It's a Day Late?

Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: when to start writing your dissertation, and applicants uploading their own recommendation letters.


Job Opportunities


Senior Scientist for Radiation Physics and High Energy Density Materials, U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
District of Columbia, United States

Multiple Positions 2017, Penn State Altoona
Pennsylvania, United States

Associate or Full Professor of School Counseling , Purdue University
Indiana, United States

Dean, Law School, Yale Law School
Connecticut, United States

Tenure-track Position in Electrical Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
California, United States

Executive Director of Advancement/Director of Communications, The American University of Beirut (AUB)
Lebanon

Journalism Faculty, University of Southern California
California, United States

Tools & Resources


Your Guide to the Ins and Outs of Negotiating in Academe
Kudos on having an offer in hand. But that’s just the starting point for negotiations. Our experts tell you how to weigh the terms and broker a better outcome. Download it here.


A New Podcast on the Future of Education
The education landscape is changing. On The Chronicle's Re:Learning podcast, you’ll meet the renegade teachers, ed-tech entrepreneurs, longtime educators, and others shaping the future of college. To keep up with new episodes, subscribe on iTunes — and please review the show there as well.