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Leadership & Governance

Michigan State to Name Interim President as Investigation Heats Up

By Adam Harris

John Engler, a former Republican governor of Michigan, will lead the university, and Jim Blanchard, a former Democratic governor, will serve as a senior adviser, as the search continues for a permanent replacement for Lou Anna Simon.

Leadership & Governance

RPI Email Accuses Controversial President’s Opponents of Racism and Sexism

By Julian Wyllie

After alumni of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were reported to be withholding donations over their disapproval of its leader, a professor blamed racism and sexism against Shirley Ann Jackson, and a top administrator forwarded the email to alumni.

Teaching

Instructors, Do You Tell Your Class to Buy Your Book?

By Chris Quintana

Many have panned the practice, and some academics feel conflicted about benefiting financially — even if marginally — from their students. What do you think?

Technology

Most Americans Think AI Will Improve Lives and Eliminate Jobs — Just Not Theirs

By Scott Carlson

Three-quarters of respondents to a new poll think artificial intelligence will have a positive impact on their lives and work. Only 23 percent think it will endanger their jobs.


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How to Be an Interim President

Here’s what challenges an interim president faces when a chief executive departs suddenly, and what’s needed to set a wobbling college on a steady course again.

From the Reservation to College

Here’s what new strategies tribal colleges, community colleges, and some state universities are seeking and using to guide Native American students.


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Advice

The Professor Is In: Research First or Teaching?

By Karen Kelsky

Sometimes it’s not easy to tell whether a hiring department is more interested in your scholarship or your pedagogy.

First Person

Academic Ethics: ‘Hidden’ Hiring Criteria

By Brian Leiter

Is it ethical to participate in a search that has concealed preferences for the hire?

Lingua Franca

Righteous

Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing wasn’t about Judge Aquilina, says Ben Yagoda. She (mostly) got that.


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