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Friday, August 17, 2018


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Scholarly Journals

Why Does Publishing Higher-Ed Research Take So Long?

By Alexander C. Kafka

One leading journal has a two-year backlog and has halted submissions. Scholars wonder what this means about the state of their field.

Sexual Misconduct

Battle Over Alleged Harassment Escalates as Former Graduate Student Sues Professor and NYU

By Katherine Mangan

Nimrod Reitman said that while she was his Ph.D. adviser, Avital Ronell “repeatedly and forcefully” kissed and groped him. Meanwhile, a petition is demanding that one of her most prominent defenders step down as the MLA’s president-elect.

Faculty

Many Professors Have to Report Sexual Misconduct. How Should They Tell Their Students That?

By Sarah Brown

Some are adding notes to course syllabi, but vast confusion exists over their duties, as a viral tweet suggested this week.

Virtual Sports

U. of Akron Will Phase Out 80 Degree Programs and Open New Esports Facilities

By Emma Pettit

The institution is calling its three new centers the “largest” devoted to video gaming at any college in the world.

Finance

New York U.’s School of Medicine Goes Tuition-Free

By Teghan Simonton

All medical students will receive scholarships covering the cost of their education regardless of need or merit.

Teaching

How One University Tries to Make Its Teaching Training Stick

A course at the University of California at Irvine features role-playing, discussions, and classroom observations, all guided by research.


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ProfHacker

How to Value Labor in Digital Projects

Jason Jones highlights the DLF’s Research Agenda on Valuing Labor in Digital Libraries, a valuable way to begin recognizing more clearly the labor at stake in such projects and institutions.

Lingua Franca

Learning Useless English Grammar in Japan

A teacher of English sends Geoff Pullum some puzzling exam questions on an arcane corner of grammar. Japanese students are not just drilled on such sentences, he finds, but examined on them in crucial university admission tests.


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