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Monday, July 18, 2016


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Presidential Pay: a Special Report


Executive Compensation at 236 Public Universities and Systems

By Dan Bauman and Brian O'Leary

View compensation data on chief executives at public and private nonprofit colleges in the United States as far back as 2008. Newly updated with public-college compensation data for 2014-15.

Bonuses Push More Public-College Leaders Past $1 Million premium

By Dan Bauman

Five presidents hit that mark in 2015, and three of them were in Texas, according to The Chronicle's annual analysis of compensation at the top.


Also in Today's News


Leadership

Why an HBCU Leader Felt Compelled to Speak Out on Race and Policing

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz

John Silvanus Wilson Jr., president of Morehouse College, wrote a widely cited essay for The Huffington Post about an incident in which he was stopped by the police "for no apparent reason." He hopes his experience is instructive to a new generation of black men.

Teaching Technology

Science Students Learn to Use Social Media to Communicate Research

By Arielle Martinez

A professor of chemical engineering and a communications professional have teamed up to teach an innovative course at the California Institute of Technology.


Views


Commentary

Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Face More Tests After ‘Fisher’

Mark G. Yudof and Rachel F. Moran

The Supreme Court’s decision leaves the courthouse door open for every program to be judged on its particular facts.

Lingua Franca

The World's Best Philosopher of Linguistics

Geoff Pullum uncovers the sad fact that his favorite philosopher of linguistic science died months ago, and he didn't yet know.


Advice


Career Confidential

What Classics Professors Can Teach the Rest of Us

By Leonard Cassuto

It's a lesson about mutual respect.

ProfHacker

Advice for Content-Independent Teaching

Maha Bali explains how to teach a course that's not organized around a canonical body of content (and why you might want to).

Vitae

'Dear Forums ...': Will You Be My Mentor?

Also in our weekly roundup of the best conversations from The Chronicle's discussion forums: guidance on where to publish a first book; starting off on the right foot with the new dean.


Job Opportunities


Multiple Positions, Georgia State University, College of Education & Human Development
Georgia, United States

Chair, Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Pennsylvania, United States

Associate Dean & Director, Center for Public Health Practice, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Pennsylvania, United States

Associate Dean - College of Business, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, College of Business
Colorado, United States

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