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Monday, December 12, 2016


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Academic Newsmakers


The 2016 Influence List

The people who made a mark — for better or worse.

Survivor premium

By Robin Wilson

“Emily Doe” spoke up for those who have survived sexual assault.

Affirmative-Action Convert premium

By Eric Hoover

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy changed his opinion of race-conscious admissions and helped secure them in higher ed.


Also in Today's News


Teaching

How Can Students Be Taught to Detect Fake News and Dubious Claims? premium

By Shannon Najmabadi

New attention to hyperpartisan or misleading information online has prompted some people in higher education to scrutinize how they teach students to navigate the web.

The Ticker

In Milestone, Columbia U. Graduate Students Vote to Unionize

The research and teaching assistants were the first at a private college in the country to form a union since the National Labor Relations Board ruled they could do so.


Views


The Chronicle Review

The Problem of History in the Age of Abundance premium

By Ian Milligan

Flooded with unstable information from uncertain sources, historians must change their ways.

Lingua Franca

Won't He Do It!

Lucy Ferriss considers a question posed by the writer Tayari Jones: Should she use a phrase unfamiliar to some editors and readers?


Advice


The Two-Year Track

Why I Don’t Edit Their Rough Drafts

By Rob Jenkins

Knowing they’ll have to workshop their papers with peers pushes students to write with greater care.

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': Are Speedy Faculty-Hiring Decisions a New Thing?

Also in our weekly roundup of conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: tips for maintaining a collegial workplace, and how to incorporate a research proposal into a cover letter.


Job Opportunities


Vice Chair Research, Emergency Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Pennsylvania, United States

Faculty Positions 2017-2018 Academic Year, Emerson College
Massachusetts, United States

Department Chair of Occupational Environmental Health Sciences, West Virginia University School of Public Health
West Virginia, United States

Chair of the Department of Nursing, University of Saint Joseph
Connecticut, United States

Associate Dean of Academic Quality for the Educators College, Marian University
Indiana, United States

Tools & Resources


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