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Thursday, November 2, 2017


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Curriculum

Plan to Phase Out 2 Dozen Programs Stuns Faculty at Wisconsin-Superior

By Katherine Mangan

Administrators say the goal is to help overwhelmed students graduate on time by streamlining course offerings, not to cut costs.

Faculty

Few Details Emerge in Sexual-Misconduct Investigation of 3 Dartmouth Professors

By Tom Bartlett

Amid feverish speculation but little solid information, a lawyer for one of the faculty members says the inquiry has nothing to do with her client’s research.

Admissions & Student Aid

Are You an Enrollment-Management Tycoon?

By Eric Hoover

An online game points out the challenge of moving up the national rankings without putting low-income students at a disadvantage. Some enrollment realities may be lost in the shuffle.

Government

In New Profile, DeVos Blames Staff for Rocky Confirmation Hearing

By Adam Harris

“The transition group was very circumspect about how much information they gave me about then-current policy,” the education secretary said in a new profile published by Politico Magazine.

Administration

Under New Trump Rule, Notre Dame Ends Contraception Coverage for Employees and Students

By Liam Adams

The Roman Catholic university’s health-insurance plan covers 90 percent of its employees and more than 3,000 students.

Technology

At Educause Meeting, IT Professionals Discuss Misconceptions on Campuses

By Goldie Blumenstyk and Scott Carlson

Information-technology experts in higher education are gathering this week at the group’s annual meeting, in Philadelphia. We asked them about common ways their work is misunderstood.


The Future of Work


How Colleges Can Prepare Students for the Jobs Ahead

In the eyes of many students and their parents, higher education is tied to a job. And yet the world of work is poised to undergo a number of sharp changes over the next 10 years. This report explores the future job market, reinventing colleges’ career services, and higher education’s role in the work force.


Views


The Chronicle Review

‘Digital’ Is Not the Opposite of ‘Humanities’

By Sarah E. Bond, Hoyt Long, and Ted Underwood

The digital humanities hasn’t gone bust. It’s just getting started.

The Chronicle Review

There Is No Such Thing as ‘the Digital Humanities’

By Eric Weiskott

So what do hit pieces on the field seek to accomplish?

Lingua Franca

The Ballad of Bentley and Craig

Geoff Pullum recounts a sad crime story that began 65 years ago today and ultimately hinged upon forensic linguistics.


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Job Opportunities


Assistant Professor in Curriculum, Technology, and Equity in Mathematics Education, NC State University, College of Education
North Carolina, United States

Dean, School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia, United States

Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Bridgewater State University
Massachusetts, United States

Program Director of the Physician Assistant Program, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, United States

Assistant/Associate Professor, Anatomy & Physiology, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Missouri, United States

Open Rank, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Applied Physical Sciences
North Carolina, United States

Associate Dean & Chief Academic Officer (South Georgia Campus), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Georgia, United States

Tenure Track Faculty Position -- Physiology, Midwestern University
Arizona, United States

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