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Monday, December 11, 2017


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Presidential Pay: A Special Report


Executive Compensation at Private and Public Colleges

View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008.

Private Colleges Had 58 Millionaire Presidents in 2015 premium

The Chronicle’s annual analysis of executive compensation at the institutions finds that the average pay of their presidents in 2015 was $516,000.


Also in Today’s News


Sexual Misconduct

How Sexual-Harassment Charges at U. of Rochester Spiraled Out of Control premium

By Katherine Mangan

Researchers have accused a professor of crossing professional boundaries and pressuring students for sex. Now, in a federal lawsuit, they say the university tried to smear them as gossips and liars.

Sexual Misconduct

Tracking Higher Ed’s #MeToo Moment: Updates on Sexual Assault and Harassment

By Nell Gluckman, Brock Read, and Katherine Mangan

Revelations about sexual misconduct have been deeply felt across academe. Here are the latest updates, on cases at Kentucky, Princeton, UC-Santa Cruz, and Virginia.

Technology

An MIT Dean Planned a University With No Classrooms. Here’s Where It Stands.

By Sam Hoisington

It’s got a founding team, start-up funds, a name, and now a website, with an application portal.

Libraries

Why One University Wants to Close Lots of Small Libraries and Create ‘Hubs’

By Beckie Supiano

The University of Wisconsin at Madison’s plan follows a trend of libraries’ focusing less on books and more on students. Still, some professors see moving collections offsite as a loss.


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Advice

Facing My Own Extinction

By Nina Handler

An institution eliminates its English major, but more has been lost than a degree program.

Lingua Franca

The Politics of ‘Bonjour-Hi’

What are Quebec's language gatekeepers afraid of? Lucy Ferriss explains.


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Creating a Home for International Students
Students and faculty lend their voices to #youarewelcomehere campaign to reassure international students.


Job Opportunities


Two Faculty Positions- The School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) , Temple University
Pennsylvania, United States

Assistant Professor of Astronautical Engineering (#17-55DFAS), United States Air Force Academy
Colorado, United States

Visiting Professor, Keough-Naughton Fellowship in Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame
Indiana, United States

Dean - College of Communication, Butler University
Indiana, United States

Executive Director, Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Women in Engineering ProActive Network
Colorado, United States

Dean of The School of Engineering, Alfred University
New York, United States

Associate/Full Professor Lockton Chair of Risk Management and Insurance; Assistant/Associate Professor Strategic Management, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Missouri, United States

Dean of the School of Education and Human Development, The University of Miami
Florida, United States

Chair - Department of Health Sciences, Illinois State University
Illinois, United States

President, University of the West
California, United States

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