Hello. Conference season cranked up this week, and Inside Higher Ed's reporters were there, at meetings of international educators, community college instructors, and student health officials. Plus articles on a major legal development involving adjunct professors at religious institutions and the release of the federal government's long-awaited rules on for-profit colleges. That and more below. Enjoy.
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'THE END OF INTERNATIONALIZATION'?: At gathering of international educators, experts scrutinize the shifting values and the raison d'être behind their field:
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RETURN TO CUBA: In wake of eased restrictions, international educators discuss the merits of restarting academic programs in Cuba:
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IN STUDY ABROAD, THE AFTERSHOCKS: At conference of international educators, panelists discuss the state of international education in Japan and Mexico:
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PRESCRIPTIONS AND PREVENTION: Abuse of legal drugs among college students continues to rise, but successful methods of averting problems are less prevalent:
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'TURN YOUR ZZZ'S INTO A'S': Health educators at the University of California at Davis are urging students to make their waking hours more productive -- by napping:
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FOLLOW THE F GRADES: A community college examines courses with the highest failure rates, and changes a series of policies:
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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:
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THE E-READER EFFECT: Some university presses are seeing surges in digital book sales since the New Year — especially in backlist titles with little marketing support:
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REJECTING DOUBLE BLIND: Economics association and political science journal abandon what has been dominant form of peer review in social sciences:
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CONCESSIONS OR A CAVE-IN? In softening rules requiring for-profit and vocational programs to prepare students for "gainful employment," Education Dept. disappoints supporters and fails to mollify critics:
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YOUR GUIDE TO 'GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT': Amid intense lobbying, the Education Department changed proposed rules for judging for-profit and vocational programs. We compare the versions and explain how the new regulations will work:
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ADJUNCTS 2, CATHOLIC COLLEGES 0: NLRB's Chicago office finds that St. Xavier University isn't religious enough to bar a union for those who teach off the tenure track:
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IRS'S NEXT TARGET: RETIREMENT PLANS: U.S. agency plans review of whether colleges make tax-deferred benefits available to all employees:
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In "Views":
--Decades after an action in class he regretted instantly, Lauren Soth meets the student he embarrassed:
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--It's been almost twenty years since the death of an American intellectual maverick. But Scott McLemee finds there is plenty of life left in his work:
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--In an excerpt from his new book on MIT, Samuel Jay Keyser talks about why commissions and task forces may be ignored, but certain events can lead to real change at a university:
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--Missing from the debate over governance in Wisconsin and elsewhere is an important fact, writes Daniel J. Julius: The relationship between flagships and states has never been set in stone:
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In "Career Advice"
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PICKING A POSTDOC POST
Douglas Natelson suggests approaches in the physical sciences:
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DOCTOR, PROFESSOR OR 'HEY, YOU?' - Tyro Tracts
Nate Kreuter offers advice for grad students on navigating faculty members' titles -- and in figuring out what to be called when they finish their Ph.D.s:
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ROBUST VS. SECURE
Getting to Green
I was struck, this week, by two announcements in the news. First came the statement that the US government is moving towards considering cyber-attack, at least in some instances, as an act of war. ...
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CLASS, WE HAVE A GUEST...
Confessions of a Community College Dean
This was Career Week at TB and TG's school. Parents and other adults came in and talk to the students about their careers.
I hadn't done Career Week in previous years. I just couldn't figure ...
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JOURNAL 3
The Education of Oronte Churm
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DEAR PAUL GRAHAM: WHY Y COMBINATOR NEEDS A GLOBAL ED TECH STARTUP
Technology and Learning
Dear Paul Graham:I read about Y Combinator, your tech startup boot camp, in this month's Wired Magazine.With all due respect, I
found most of the startups you chose to mentor to be kinda boring. Do we ...
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COMPROMISE: AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO MEN TO DO WHAT BOTH AGREE IS WRONG.
University of Venus
From the archives for #NAFSA11I started my first professional teaching job at the age of 22. I taught English as a Second
Language at a private language school. I was armed with a Master's degree, a ...
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MATH GEEK MOM: IDEAS FOR GIFTS?
Mama PhD
One of the joys of teaching at Ursuline College is that I often get to teach women (and an occasional man) who come back to
college after being away for many years. I am constantly amazed at their ...
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MESSAGES FROM A WASHING MACHINE
Student Affairs and Technology
I started doing laundry when I was in my teens. When I began attending community college in the mid-90's I was fairly adept at
making sure that I had enough clean clothes. The laundromat was a popular ...
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F E A T U R E D J O B S
ENGINEERING SCIENCE & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY - ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Suffolk County Community College
Full-time faculty member is expected to teach a wide range of Engineering Science, Electrical Technology and Telecommunication
courses. In addition to teaching responsibilities will include revamping ...
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ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL—ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
Georgia Institute of Technology
Academic Professional—Assistant Director of Writing and Communication
The School of Literature, Communication, and Culture seeks an Academic Professional to serve as Assistant Director of Writing
PROFESSOR OF VISUAL EFFECTS
SCAD
SCAD Hong Kong seeks qualified candidates for full-time faculty positions in visual effects for the fall of 2011. Qualified
candidates should have the terminal degree in visual effects or a related ...
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LEARNING RESOURCES FACULTY/LIBRARIAN
Edison State College
Edison State College is accepting applications for a full-time librarian.
This position is responsible for providing research instruction to Edison State College students, staff, and faculty at ...
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PRESIDENT
Berea College
A new president will be expected to provide a contemporary expression for Berea's mission
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INSTRUCTOR/VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (COMPOSITION)
Miami University
English: Instructor/Visiting Assistant Professor (Composition) to teach full load of introductory composition courses; provide
departmental committee and program service; opportunity to work with ...
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