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HIDDEN WARNING SIGNS Why Do Some Incoming Presidents Get the Bad Financial News Only After Starting Work? By Erin Gretzinger A lack of candor during the executive-search process threatens the viability of new executives and the colleges that hire them. BACKGROUNDER The College That Mortgaged Everything By David Jesse Loans were a lifeline for Finlandia University. Until they weren’t. 'TOMORROW CAN BE BETTER' Far From Home, Afghan Students Try to Put Down Roots on an American Campus By Karin Fischer Two years after they escaped Afghanistan, students found themselves between worlds. Undaunted: In the Aftermath of War, an Afghan Student Pursues His Education in the United States After fleeing Afghanistan, in 2021, Edris Tajik earned a scholarship to Bard College. His life is proof of the power of education to transform lives. THE WORKPLACE Vassar Professors Sue Over Gender Pay Gap, Claiming Discrimination Against Women on the Faculty By Megan Zahneis Female professors at the college have been underpaid for two decades, and the disparity between them and male colleagues has only widened over time, a new lawsuit claims.
Back to Campus: The Courseware Conundrum IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Millions of Students a Year Are Required to Buy Courseware. Often, It Replaces the Professor. By Taylor Swaak Full of features that can substitute for teaching and largely unregulated, the technology is ripe for misuse. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Courseware Can Be Integral to a Course. Why, Then, Are Students Footing the Bill for It? By Taylor Swaak Advocates argue that learners shouldn’t have to pay extra for products so they can complete and submit their homework. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Bots Are Grabbing Students’ Personal Data When They Complete Assignments By Taylor Swaak Using courseware has become unavoidable. So has giving up information.
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Virtual Events: Tune In Live Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed UPCOMING: August 31 | 12:30 p.m. ET: How can colleges embrace new partnerships and approaches, put students at the center, and deliver on the value of a degree? Join this year’s festival and hear from top thinkers and leaders about ideas that will reshape colleges. Register here. TRANSFER CREDITS Solving the Stranded-Credits Problem UPCOMING: September 12, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: Today, 1.6-million students have credits that can’t be transferred. In this virtual forum, experts will explore how colleges can manage those stranded credits. With Support From Ascendium. Register here.
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Views ADVICE 5 Steps to Integrate Climate Action Into Your Courses This Fall By Karen Costa The wildfires, heat waves, and floods that increasingly appear on our news feeds are real. Small actions can be an antidote to despair. ADVERTISEMENT
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES 2024-2025 Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations Boston College Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Emory University Emory University Assistant Professor in Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Positions in the William States Lee College of Engineering University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Pikeville Assistant/Associate Professor in Botany/Plant Ecology Southeastern Oklahoma State University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Florida Institute of Technology University of Pikeville Associate Director for Research School of Labor and Employment Relations
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