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Thursday, December 7, 2017


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Long-Term Costs of Harassment


Faculty

What Happens When Sexual Harassment Disrupts Victims’ Academic Careers

By Nell Gluckman

People who say they’ve been harassed also speak of ripple effects and lasting consequences — personally, professionally, and for their disciplines.

Commentary

I Spoke Up Against My Harasser — and Paid a Steep Price

By Stephanie Singer

Professional isolation and stress-induced illness during a protracted investigation leave a survivor to wonder: Would keeping quiet have been the wiser choice?

Commentary

Dirty Old Men on the Faculty

By Sheila McMillen

Have we reached a tipping point in awareness? Will sexual harassment on campus finally get the condemnation it deserves?


Also in Today’s News


Special Reports

Rising Waters, Threatened Campuses

By Ben Myers and Erica Lusk

As the climate changes and seas swell, here’s how four universities — urban and rural, from Virginia to California struggle to become more resilient in the face of an unprecedented crisis.

Leadership

Building a Coalition to Fight a Sea Change

By Ben Myers

Old Dominion University can’t ignore the issue of sea-level rise, which is right on “our back door,” says its president.

Donors

‘I Love You,’ Big U. of Virginia Donor Told Harvey Weinstein

By Jack Stripling

Paul Tudor Jones II, who has given nearly $50 million to the university and serves on the board of a center there, told the embattled film producer that talk of his serial sexual harassment would be soon “forgotten,” The New York Times reports.

The Chronicle Interview

‘Fail State’ Confronts For-Profits and Laments the Disinvestment in Publics premium

By Lee Gardner

A new documentary film charts the rise of for-profit colleges and questions higher education’s financial-aid model.

Administration

Don’t Let Energy Costs Devour Your Budget premium

By Lawrence Biemiller

The University of Pennsylvania is discovering that audits, automation, and strategic planning can help save millions of dollars while mitigating damage to the environment.


Views


The Chronicle Review

College and the End of Upward Mobility premium

By Richard V. Reeves

Higher education has widened the gap between the wealthy and the rest.

First Person

The Credibility Gap in Academe

By Annmarie Cano

Will you still take me seriously if I talk about gender equity?

Lingua Franca

#MeToo

Allan Metcalf notes Time’s Person(s) of the Year for 2017, those coming forward about sexual harassment, and the hashtag campaign that marks their solidarity.


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Job Opportunities


Assistant Professor for Faculty of Education, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Chile

Associate Director for Public Engagement, Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Michigan, United States

Director of Corporate Relations, Offices of Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations, Indiana University
Indiana, United States

Lecturer, Computing and Information Science, Cornell University
New York, United States

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, American Council of Learned Societies
New York, United States

Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University
Canada

System President, The Colorado Community College System
Colorado, United States

Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Professor - Condensed Matter Theory ( Job # 12159), Arizona State University - Physics
Arizona, United States

Associate Professor or Professor, Health Economist, Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics - Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Illinois, United States

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