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Monday, December 18, 2017


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Law and Social Sciences

Law Professor’s New Book Puts Ethnography on Trial premium

By Marc Parry

Steven Lubet got interested in the field after reviewing Alice Goffman’s controversial 2014 book, On the Run. He thinks some ethnographers have an accuracy problem. Can a legal perspective help?

Fund Raising

Public Universities Are Getting Better at Bagging Big Gifts premium

By Lee Gardner

The institutions see dwindling state support, but donors appear to like their missions.

Government

Final Tax Bill Would Spare Some Higher-Ed Worries, but Could Lead to State Budget Cuts

By Eric Kelderman and Adam Harris

The Republican legislation is headed for votes in Congress without a tax on graduate-student tuition waivers but with a tax on big college endowment earnings.

Leadership & Governance

U. of Texas Chancellor Will Step Down After Only 3 Years

By Andy Thomason

William H. McRaven will resign in May from the top post in the 14-campus system.

Immigration

With an Employee Facing Deportation, Wesleyan’s President Speaks Out

By Vimal Patel and Brock Read

Among campus leaders, Michael S. Roth might be President Trump’s fiercest critic. He explains why he thinks campus leaders should jump into the political fray.


Views


Commentary

There Is No Moral Relativity in Sexual Harassment

By Ani Kokobobo

Even a timid proposition from a mentor, when rejection is immediately accepted, can cause overwhelming professional damage to a vulnerable student.

Advice

‘What Are You Working on Today?’

By Libby Anthony, Heidi Lawrence, and Amy Reed

How to turn your grad-school friendship into a productive model of “remote co-working.”

Lingua Franca

What Is This ‘Even’?

Ben Yagoda says the latest even development takes it beyond I can’t even.


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Job Opportunities


School of Business Job Opportunities, York College of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, United States

Assistant Professor - Human Development (Two tenure-track positions), Binghamton University
New York, United States

Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary
Canada

FACULTY POSITIONS, Social Research and Public Policy, NYU Abu Dhabi, New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT , Bowie State University
Maryland, United States

FACULTY FELLOW, Department of Environmental Studies, ARTS AND SCIENCE, New York University, New York University Arts and Science
New York, United States

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ball State University
Indiana, United States

University Librarian, Boston University
Massachusetts, United States

Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brown University
Rhode Island, United States

President, Heartland Community College
Illinois, United States

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