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Friday, June 24, 2011

Inside Higher Ed June 24, 2011 Daily Update

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Daily News Update

June 24, 2011

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No Going Back

Congress may yet block an Education Department rule requiring colleges to obtain state authorization, but the state regulations themselves won't vanish so easily. more

'Now You See It'

Are our brains cut out for the Internet age? Author of new book says yes -- if classroom and workplace are totally overhauled. more

Slow Growing

For third straight year, average tuition at private colleges and universities will increase less than pre-recession, but again outpaces inflation. Institutional financial aid continues to grow. more


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18 Sanctioned by Southern Accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools places five colleges on probation, while 10 others are warned. Finances and inadequate numbers of full-time faculty draw scrutiny. more

New Presidents or Provosts: Confederation College, Ivy Tech CC-Wabash Valley, Marymount U., U. of Toledo, Western Connecticut State U., Yuba CC District

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Challenging the Obstructionists

Every campus has them: senior professors who resist change at all costs. A longtime dean urges his academic colleagues to take them on. more

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The Spiritual Adjunct

With her spiritual life an adjunct to her adjunct life, Maria Shine Stewart offers her top ten (whimsical) tips of survival as a part-time professor. 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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Graduations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When I was a kid, the first real graduation ceremony came at the end of high school. The second was at the end of college. Now, graduations are everywhere. Yesterday The Boy graduated from the fourth ... more

Why Big EDU Publishers and Small EdTech Companies Need Each Other

Technology and Learning

Prediction: In the next 2 years we will see an acceleration of investments and purchases in the edtech startup and edtech small company (revenues <=$20 million a year) space by the likes of ... more

Endings and Beginnings

University of Venus

Graduation and opening exercises bookend my university's academic calendar and they are events which I make sure not to miss. The former I attend religiously because it gives me a once-in a-year ... more

Math Geek Mom: Swimming Lessons

Mama PhD

When my daughter switched schools this past year, I knew from the beginning that I wanted her to attend a camp this summer with friends from her new school. That would solidify friendships from the ... more

The web is not print - stop making magazines that flip

Student Affairs and Technology

My first thought when I read Michael Fienen's excellent blog post on "flipbooks" was that the leadership of every single student affairs association should read it. And then they should read it again ... more

Journal 18

The Education of Oronte Churm

A and Z have a child whose tonsils must come out. The child wakes from anesthesia in great pain and confusion, calls for A hysterically. Z tries to step in, but the child wants only A, who climbs ... more

Featured Jobs

Full-Time Mathematics Instructor

Lee College

Posting Number: 0000127 Position Title: Full-Time Mathematics Instructor PS Position#: 00000804 Salary: Salary is based on the Lee College Faculty Salary Scale - 9 Month. Placement on scale ... more

Clinical Assistant Professor - Psychiatric Mental health Nursing

University of Massachusetts Lowell

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), Department of Nursing invites applicants for full-time clinical-track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor. Specifically, we invite applicants whose ... more

Director of Assessment and Accreditation

College of Southern Nevada

Job Description: Oversees the collection, analysis, monitoring and reporting of assessment related data. Responsible for the oversight, design, implementation, review, evaluation and cataloging of all ... more

Assistant Librarian

New Paltz, State University of New York

Responsibilities: Major responsibilities include reference assistance (both face-to-face and virtual), library instruction, and faculty liaison service. Based on the successful candidates' interests ... more

Assistant/Associate Professor of Chemistry (Tenure Track)

Kentucky State University

Duties: The selected individual will teach 12 credit hours per semester of undergraduate chemistry courses including but not limited to: General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Chemistry and ... more

Regional Director

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department:                  AdmissionsApplication Deadline:   07/05/2011Recruitment ID:            2501412 Position Summary:Reporting to the Executive Director, the ... more

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