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Friday, January 12, 2018


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Leadership

U. of Rochester’s President Resigns as Report Supports Handling of Harassment Case

By Katherine Mangan

A professor’s behavior toward women was sometimes inappropriate but didn’t violate either campus policy at the time or federal law, an investigator concluded.

Faculty

How Students Can Shape the Design of Their Courses

By Beckie Supiano

The practice brings a host of benefits, like helping students reflect on their learning and giving professors fresh ideas.

Administration

Former Columbia U. Financial-Aid Director Is Accused of Taking Hundreds of Thousands in Kickbacks

By Emma Kerr

The ex-administrator and three former students from the Teachers College are facing conspiracy and bribery charges.

Government

University Presidents Call on Congress to Find 'Narrowly Tailored Solution' for Dreamers

By Andy Thomason

The letter comes as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program nears the date at which it will be rescinded, absent action from the U.S. Congress.

For-Profit Education

Offspring of Purdue’s Controversial Kaplan Purchase Now Has a Name

By Chris Quintana

The public university's embrace of the for-profit institution has worried some faculty and students since news of the deal broke in April. 


Views


Advice

This Is How a Scholar Behaves

By David Gooblar

How do you shape the teaching persona you want to convey in your classroom?

Lingua Franca

'A Foreign Way Which Never Really Caught On'

What would have been Muriel Spark's 100th birthday is coming up. Geoff Pullum has an appreciation.


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Job Opportunities


Executive Director - Housing Dining Hospitality, UC San Diego
California, United States

Asst/Assoc Professor - Management and Marketing, University of Wyoming
Wyoming, United States

Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Security, Campbell University
North Carolina, United States

Vice President of Finance and Administration, Sweet Briar College
Virginia, United States

Vice President of Business Affairs and Treasurer, Roanoke College
Virginia, United States

Inaugural Dean of The Q. William Hammack School Of Business, Oglethorpe University
Georgia, United States

Dean - College of Technology, Indiana State University
Indiana, United States

Dean, College of Liberal Arts, California University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, United States

Vice President of Academic Affairs, Resurrection University
Illinois, United States

CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, Stevens Institute of Technology
New Jersey, United States

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