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Wednesday, February 22, 2017


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Government

Jerry Falwell Jr. Has the President’s Ear. Should Higher Ed Speak With Him? premium

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Many college leaders are more than willing to see the Liberty University president champion deregulation. But fewer are eager to be associated with his political views.

In the States

Iowa Bill Would Force Universities to Consider Political Affiliation in Faculty Hiring

By Peter Schmidt

A state senator who previously has taken shots at higher education describes his new measure as intended to reduce professors’ partisan slants while making them better known to students.

Students

In Free-Tuition Proposal, Wisconsin Student Activists Seek to Keep the Pressure On premium

By Adam Harris

While the proposal to make tuition free for black students made headlines, University of Wisconsin at Madison students say they’re thinking strategically. And the university says it is making strides.

Research

Meet the Math Professor Who’s Fighting Gerrymandering With Geometry

By Shannon Najmabadi

Moon Duchin has helped create a program to train mathematicians to be expert witnesses in court cases over redrawn electoral districts. She explains why it’s "the right moment" to pursue this new approach.

Science

Researchers Are Divided as FDA Moves to Regulate Gene Editing premium

By Paul Basken

To supporters, the agency is simply trying to keep up with the science. To detractors, it’s a reach for authority so broad as to go beyond any reasonable definition of the Food and Drug Administration’s mandate.


Views


Commentary

The Hazards and Opportunities Presented by Title IX premium

By Peter Lake

Wise college leaders will seize the chance to publicize their successful Title IX compliance — attracting more students who want to feel and be safe.

Lingua Franca

Still Looking for a Triple

Geoff Pullum is on the hunt for an extraordinarily rare type of sentence; this week he almost thought he'd found one.


Paid for and Created by Kent State University
Fighting Radicalism by Digitally Preserving Endangered Manuscripts
Researchers from the National Archives of Afghanistan are partnering with institutions like Kent State University to protect their cultural heritage from being erased.


Advice


Moving Up

Gender in the Job Interview

By Robin Mamlet

No, this is not an argument for women to act more like men in the hiring process

Vitae

Confessions of an Ex-Lecturer

By Jonathan Rees

Why I stopped lecturing in my large survey course, and why I don’t miss it.

Vitae

Job-Market Diaries: An Archaeology Professor

By Mark Tonelli

Part 4 in a series featuring new faculty members talking about their academic job search.


Job Opportunities


Director, Institute for Language Education, Southern New Hampshire University
New Hampshire, United States

Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Tennessee, United States

Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences, The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Alabama, United States

Tools & Resources


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