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Wednesday, October 3, 2018


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Athletics

It’s Been 2 Years Since Scandal Erupted at Baylor. Yet the Allegations Continue.

By Sarah Brown

A former board chair is said to have used a racial slur to describe black athletes, and a former Title IX official details how she was prevented from doing her job. Meanwhile, the NCAA has issued a formal notice of violations.

International

‘It Would Have Been Catastrophic’: Trump Administration Suggested, Then Shelved, a Plan to Bar All Chinese Students premium

By Karin Fischer

Educators expressed relief that President Trump had been dissuaded from acting on the visa proposal, but they worried it could be a prelude to future policies that could undermine higher education’s global outreach.

Faculty

Georgetown Professor’s Profane Tweet Elicits Tepid Response From University

By Katherine Mangan

Christine Fair said “entitled white men” like those defending Brett Kavanaugh merit “miserable deaths while feminists laugh.” In a statement the university recognized free-speech rights, condemned violent imagery, but did not name her once.

Campus Safety

A $1-Million Fine for Violating the Clery Act? Expensive, but Not Unprecedented premium

By Dan Bauman

The University of Montana is appealing a penalty levied by the Education Department for failure to report campus-crime data.

Research

‘I Never Applied’: Nobel Winner Explains Associate-Professor Status, but Critics Still See Steeper Slope for Women

By Cailin Crowe

Donna Strickland, of Canada’s University of Waterloo, was one of three scientists on Tuesday to be announced as winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. She’s only the third woman ever to win the physics prize.

Graduate Enrollment

International Students’ Graduate Enrollment Is Down, Study Finds. Some Say U.S. Policy Is to Blame.

By Andy Tsubasa Field

The decrease in such first-time enrollments was 4 percent, says an annual report by the Council of Graduate Schools.


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Views


Commentary

Betsy DeVos’s For-Profit Strategy Is Risky — for Betsy DeVos premium

By Robert Shireman

If the education secretary knowingly funnels federal grants and loans to for-profit colleges in defiance of the law, she could face fines or even jail.

Advice

How to Avoid Idiots at Academic Conferences

By Michael Woolf

As you prepare for this year’s round of annual meetings, here’s how to spot all the nudniks and kuni lemls.

Lingua Franca

How to Learn to Write Like a Machine

What’s the best way to learn to write better? By recognizing the patterns of a good editor, says Rose Jacobs, line by line by line.


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Job Opportunities


McDonnell Family Bridge Professorship in STEM Education Research, Tufts University
Massachusetts, United States

President, University of Connecticut
Connecticut, United States

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Faculty Position in Engineering Design, Dartmouth College
New Hampshire, United States

Provost, University of Southern Indiana
Indiana, United States

Director of Microfabrication Laboratory, Rutgers School of Engineering
New Jersey, United States

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies in Rhetoric, University of Houston - Downtown
Texas, United States

Multiple Tenure Track and Administrative Positions, Humboldt State University
California, United States

Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor of Global Affairs, New York University School of Professional Studies
New York, United States

Provost, Clarkson University
New York, United States

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Faculty Position in Data Analytics, Dartmouth College
New Hampshire, United States

Tenure Track Position in Information Technology and Data Analytics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Professor, Finance, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Massachusetts, United States

Tenure Track Position in Strategic Management in the Department of Hospitality Tourism and Management of the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Director of Diversity, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Massachusetts, United States

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