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Monday, June 20, 2011

Inside Higher Ed June 20, 2011 Daily Update

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Daily News Update

June 20, 2011

Good morning. Here's what's new on Inside Higher Ed today:

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Saying More With Less

To focus institutions, some administrators have taken the unconventional step of creating exceptionally short mission statements, and placing them front and center. more

Nuances of Brain Drain

Does globalization mean that the best talent is destined to flock to selected countries? Are equity issues being ignored? more

Access and Equity -- Worldwide

University leaders from 80 countries gather for triennial meeting. more


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Changeover for Career College Group

Harris Miller resigns abruptly as chief executive of association of for-profit colleges, citing exhaustion. Board said to be tired of him, too. more

New Programs: Environmental Studies, Education, Criminal Justice, Pharmacy

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» Giving to Education Rose 5.2% in 2010
» Reports Launch Effort on Education of Minority Males
» Amid Plagiarism Dispute, Medical Dean Steps Down
» Senate Will Investigate Effort to Discredit Professor
» Ohio Vote Likely on Repealing Union Law
» Academic Minute: Nanoparticles
» Salisbury Will Continue SAT-Optional Experiment
» Ohio State's Compliance Director Has Free Car

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Under Assault

Randolph Lewis describes how the political attacks on Texas universities appear to one who teaches there. more

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Career Advice

Getting a Job in Philosophy

Brian L. Keeley offers advice for graduate students in his field and other humanities disciplines. more

What's new and exciting in academe? Academic Minute. Professors discuss ideas from the serious to the light-hearted. WAMC Northeast Public Radio.

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Fundraising

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The always-interesting Tenured Radical has a worthwhile post on the priorities that "development" (that is, fundraising) offices tend to have in higher ed. Her particular focus is high-profile ... more

An $18 Million, 3 Year, Ed Tech Dataset Proposal

Technology and Learning

Proposal Overview: This project will develop and disseminate a representative dataset of anonymous information from U.S. postsecondary enterprise learning management, lecture capture, media ... more

Starting Strong: Your First Days on Campus

University of Venus

In the span of approximately three years, I started three new jobs at new institutions. So when my fellow UVenus writer Meg Palladino told me she would be taking a new position and switching ... more

Economics- the 360 degree view

Provost Prose

Be careful what you wish for. By the end of last week, I was looking for a reprieve from Anthony Weiner stories. Every newscast I watched or listened to and almost every bulletin on the internet ... more

Summer Plans

Mama PhD

I enjoyed reading about Aeron's "vacation" activities and thought I would continue the thread.Because I work for myself, I don't get an official vacation -- I just take days off here and there, ... more

The Internet Makes Fools of Us All: Leave Weiner Alone Now

Law, Policy -- and IT?

He resigned. That was the right thing to do. Washington is about politics. He got caught in that vortex. Having elected to play that game, he lost by breaking the rule of making your party ... more

An end of the string

Getting to Green

Ever have one of those days where you wake up smarter than you went to sleep?Well, maybe not smarter in an abstract sense, but knowing more?That sometimes happens to me when I've been wrestling with ... more

Featured Jobs

Business Facilty at Onondaga County Community College

State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi

Responsibilities include program promotion, recruitment and advisement of students enrolled in the program, teaching upper division courses in business and technology management, administrative tasks, ... more

Dean of Engineering

Michigan Technological University

The Dean of Engineering is the chief academic and administrative officer for the COE and reports directly to the Provost. The Dean is responsible for strategic planning, development, and ... more

Dean, Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences

Augusta State University

Augusta State University, a comprehensive state institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, seeks an exceptional academic administrator to serve as Dean of the Katherine Reese Pamplin ... more

Management and Accounting Instructor

Tri-County Technical College

Management and Accounting Instructor The Accounting and Management programs at Tri-County College is seeking a dynamic, experienced instructor with the background to teach both Management and ... more

Assistant/Associate Professor in Biochemistry with Chemistry background

Lebanese American University

The Lebanese American University, department of Natural Sciences invites applicants for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate professor in Biochemistry with a solid ... more

Visiting Assistant Professor of French (1-2 year appointment)

Colgate University

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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