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Friday, June 16, 2017


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Faculty

More Than a ‘Summer Slump’: How the Loss of Structure Affects Academics

By Clara Turnage

The community and structure an instructor builds during the academic year can disappear each summer, when the bulk of his or her research is conducted. Many scholars struggle with the solitude.

Government

For Student Advocates, a Worrying Week of Departures From Obama-Era Policy

By Adam Harris

Policy groups and politicians expressed dismay over announcements from the Education Department and news reports about its plans.

Leadership & Governance

Consultant Controversy Drives Out President of Northern Illinois U.

By Peter Schmidt

The university’s chief, Douglas D. Baker, resigned in response to an uproar over his circumvention of state bidding rules to pay top advisers handsomely.

Government

Trump Signs Order to Ease Federal Restrictions on Apprenticeships

By Katherine Mangan

The president’s order called for more money and less oversight of apprenticeship programs. Some people questioned whether the quality of those programs might suffer.

The Ticker

Memo Outlines Education Dept. Plans to Scale Back Civil-Rights Efforts

Catherine E. Lhamon, the department’s civil-rights chief under President Barack Obama, told ProPublica that the changes were “stunning” and “dangerous.”


Views


Vitae

Why You Need a Writing Group

By Louise Seamster

A writing group is automatically subversive — a parallel universe outside of the isolation of academic culture.

Lingua Franca

Lexicographers Luxuriate in Barbados

The Caribbean gave a new perspective to dictionary research last week, reports Allan Metcalf.


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