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Friday, October 14, 2016


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Leadership

As Tension Mounts Over His Support of Trump, Liberty U.’s Falwell Stands Firm premium

By Jack Stripling

Students at the evangelical university have complained that their president’s support of a candidate accused of sexual misconduct damages the university’s reputation.

Government

Donald Trump Actually Talked About Higher Education on Thursday. Here's What He Said.

By Steve Kolowich and Andy Thomason

The Republican nominee for president made his first substantive remarks on academic issues at a speech in Ohio, less than a month before the election.

Athletics

Sonny Vaccaro Plans One Last Push Against the NCAA premium

By Brad Wolverton

The former shoe marketer, now an influential advocate for college athletes, looks to enlist new plaintiffs to challenge NCAA restrictions.

Students

Michigan Gave Colleges $500,000 to Fight Sex Assault. Here’s How They Spent It. premium

By Katherine Knott

Through a grant program, 22 institutions got a chance to move beyond "tried and true" programs and experiment with new approaches to training faculty and students and changing campus culture.


Views


Commentary

The New Performing-Arts Curriculum

By Richard E. Goodstein, Eric Lapin, and Ronald C. McCurdy

To help students find their way in the new arts economy, we must teach them to market, produce, and present their own ideas.

Lingua Franca

Banter, Locker Room and Otherwise

If banter becomes the go-to excuse for having said racist, sexist, hateful, or otherwise horrible things, then Ben Yagoda supports shunning the word. Who's with him?

Vitae

DIY Syllabus: What Goes Into a Syllabus

By Kevin Gannon

A good syllabus shows students why they get to take our course, not why they have to.


Job Opportunities


Assistant Professor of Management, United States Air Force Academy
Colorado, United States

Sociology: Assistant Professor - Development, St. Lawrence University
New York, United States

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, Digital Humanities, San Diego State University
California, United States

Assistant or Associate Professor in Theater, Musical Theater, Temple University
Pennsylvania, United States

Assistant Professor in Theater, Acting/Directing, Temple University
Pennsylvania, United States

Director, American Indian Studies, Arizona State University
Arizona, United States

Faculty Positions, Truman State University
Missouri, United States

Tools & Resources


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