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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Inside Higher Ed May 31, 2011 Daily Update

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May 31, 2011

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Why They Move

In tough budget times, departures of top faculty set off debates over how to retain and lure away the best -- especially at flagships that appear targets for raids. more

Rejecting Double Blind

Economics association and political science journal abandon what has been dominant form of peer review in social sciences. more

IRS's Next Target: Retirement Plans

U.S. agency plans review of whether colleges make tax-deferred benefits available to all employees. more


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Progress and Backsliding

At gathering of community college leaders, experts trade stories of advancing the completion agenda -- and facing budget realities. more

New Round of Protests on Food Service Provider

Nearly 50 students arrested at three campuses, with more actions expected. more

Commencement Speakers Announced: East-West, Fielding Graduate U., Hudson County

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Two Moments

Decades after an action in class he regretted instantly, Lauren Soth meets the student he embarrassed. more

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The Outrageousness of Academia

University of Venus

Some of our stories are funny, others are sad, and some are terrifying. What is the most outrageous experience that you've had with a student or faculty member?Afshan Jafar (Connecticut, USA): Well I ... more

5 Reasons Why I (Depressingly) Don't Miss the NYTimes

Technology and Learning

I love the NYTimes. I believe in the NYTimes. But sadly, and somewhat surprisingly, I don't miss the NYTimes. Since the NYTimes iPad app, the main way I read the NYTimes, went mostly behind the ... more

Making Failure Safe

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I've been chewing on Adapt, Tim Harford's latest. (He's the Undercover Economist.) It's a wide-ranging survey, but the basic idea is that adaptability requires making failure safe. If failure ... more

Student Conduct: Conceal and Carry

Student Affairs and Technology

When I was a kid growing up in Iowa, my Uncle John and my dad taught me how to shoot. I fired rifles, shotguns, and pistols. The first time I fired my dad's twelve gauge shotgun, it felt like my ... more

Agents and Recruiters: The Futility of Pretending to Certify Virtue

The World View

The debate about agents sure has occupied a lot of space in the professional press of late! Mitch Leventhal, Vice Chancellor for Global Affair for the State University of New York, continues to ... more

Literacy in the Digital Age: Part VI

Law, Policy -- and IT?

Not because it is better than any other program but because it was the experience I had, I want to share the one at Cornell with you. My participation was as both coordinator and faculty member. ... more

It's Journal Month

The Education of Oronte Churm

I made that up, I guess, but why not? I love reading journals, diaries, and notebooks, especially of writers I admire. Virginia Woolf, from A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts From The Diary of Virginia ... more

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The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of French. PhD required at the time of appointment (July 1, 2011). Position is ... more

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