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Wednesday, September 27, 2017


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Sessions and Speech


Campus Speech

Sessions’ Justice Dept. Will Weigh In on Free-Speech Cases. What Should Campuses Expect?

By Adam Harris

In an address on Tuesday at Georgetown University, the U.S. attorney general vowed to “enforce federal law, defend free speech, and protect students’ free expression from whatever end of the political spectrum it may come.”

The Chronicle Review

Civil Debate Is Fine. Protest Is Even Better.

By Stefan M. Bradley

What Jeff Sessions gets wrong about campus speech and student activism.


Also in Today’s News


The Ticker

Federal Officials Charge 10 in College-Basketball Corruption Scandal

Four men’s basketball coaches — at Auburn University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Arizona, and the University of Southern California — were among those accused.

The Ticker

3 Juicy Details From the FBI’s College-Basketball Fraud Investigation

Ten people were charged in the alleged corruption scheme, including four assistant coaches of men’s basketball teams.

Administration

Berkeley’s Leader Saw Hints That ‘Free Speech Week’ Was a Stunt. Here’s Why She Planned for It Anyway.

By Chris Quintana

Carol Christ, the chancellor, spent “extraordinary resources” to secure an event that had started to seem unlikely. “You try to make the best decisions you can,” she says.

On Leadership

A University Powered by the ‘Good Will’ of Others

By Goldie Blumenstyk

The University of the People charges no tuition and now serves more than 10,000 students. Its founder, Shai Reshef, speaks about the volunteers who have made it a beacon for Syrian refugees, earthquake victims in Haiti, and undocumented students in the United States.


Views


Lingua Franca

Farewell, ‘Dictionary of American Regional English’ — but Keep in Touch

Allan Metcalf finds that DARE continues to be available online, even with funding for editorial operations just about gone.

Advice

Podcasting in Plain Sight

By Hannah McGregor

How two academics created a popular Harry Potter podcast, and didn’t come to regret it.


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Job Opportunities


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Malaysia

Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Indiana, United States

Assistant Professors in Political Communication, Purdue University
Indiana, United States

Director of Global Education, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Tennessee, United States

Chancellor of Nunez Community College, Nunez Community College
Louisiana, United States

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