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Thursday, June 15, 2017

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Government

What DeVos’s ‘Reset’ on 2 Major Consumer Rules Means for Colleges

By Adam Harris

The Education Department says it will renegotiate both the gainful-employment rule and the borrower "defense to repayment" rule. It’s a victory for for-profit colleges, but the rules have other critics, too.

Government

Here’s Every Major Statement Trump and DeVos Have Made on Higher Ed

By Adam Harris

The Trump administration has seldom spoken at length or with specificity about higher education. We’re listing all of the times it does.

Leadership & Governance

Harvard’s Departing Leader Pushed the University to Grapple With Its Past

By Jack Stripling

Drew Gilpin Faust, the university’s first female president, challenged Harvard to confront its elitist traditions and a dark chapter of its history.

Leadership & Governance

Gender Balance at the Top of Ivy League Colleges Remains an Outlier in Academe

By Audrey Williams June

While half of the Ivies have female presidents, the proportion in higher education over all is just 25 percent.

Leadership & Governance

Here Are Highlights of the Faust Years at Harvard

Drew Faust, Harvard University’s first female president, announced on Wednesday that she would step down. Here’s a look at the top stories of her tenure.

Alumni Garb

His Colleagues Wanted to Honor Rep. Steve Scalise. His Alma Mater Was Ready to Help.

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

Louisiana State University is providing gear for Republicans and Democrats to wear at an annual charity baseball game, in honor of the Republican congressman shot by a gunman on Wednesday.

Views

The Chronicle Review

What the ‘Conceptual Penis’ Hoax Does and Does Not Prove

By Alan Sokal

The latest academic fake-out making headlines says less about scholarly standards than you may think.

Lingua Franca

The Speech Act of Hoping

Using the linguistic subfield of pragmatics, Anne Curzan explains how President Trump might have uttered a directive with the phrase “I hope.”

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Advice

First Person

It’s a Dangerous Business, Being a Female Professor

By Kristina M.W. Mitchell

Who would call and threaten a professor with rape?

Vitae

Sometimes Their Gripe Is Legit

By David Gooblar

Instead of being defensive about a student’s complaint, why not try listening?

Job Opportunities

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Texas, United States

Senior Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana, United States

School of Nursing Anticipated Faculty Positions 2017-2018, Kean University
New Jersey, United States

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