Inside Higher Ed May 12, 2011 Daily Update

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Redefining Colleges' Costs and Benefits Private and for-profit institutions are the best deal for the taxpayer, says study backed by the University of Phoenix -- and challenged by outsiders. more Long Reads To get students more engaged in texts, some professors hold marathon sessions where students read the books out loud. more Let Them Surf Danish university adopts unusual approach to tackle cheating: giving students full Internet access during exams. more Advertisement Fundamental Disagreements Several years after a faculty exodus from Louisiana College, a professor's ouster leads to a lawsuit and more debate about dissent. more Newly Tenured ... at Beloit, LSU-Alexandria, New Mexico State, Southwestern, St. Catherine more Quick Takes Advertisement » House Budget Allocations Would Require Massive Cuts in Education, Health and Labor Programs » Retirement or Ouster at Texas A&M? » Budget Cuts Drive Down Rate at Which Applicants Receive NIH Grants » Ex-Legislator Convicted of Charges Related to University Job » Professors Accuse House Speaker of Abandoning Catholic Teachings in Budget Stance » 3 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at San Jose State » House Discusses Possible Renewal of Workforce Investment Act » Academic Minute: Lawn Pesticides and Fish » LSU Students Rally Against Burning of Flag » 25 Arrested at Protest at U. of Washington » Illness Delays Spring Arbor Commencement » Fiesta Bowl Fined but Will Remain in Bowl Championship Series Views After ROTC's Return Getting officer training units back on elite college campuses will mean little unless higher education starts treating military service as a legitimate profession, Jonathan Hillman argues. more Inside Higher Ed presents PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES, our 2011 survey of college and university presidents. More than 950 college and university presidents took the survey, providing provocative and fascinating insight into a wide range of institutional and economic challenges. Advertisement BlogU Professors Hatfield and McCoy Confessions of a Community College Dean What should a college do when the two members of a two-person department are locked in a feud?Feuds can be toxic enough in larger departments, but there, a one-on-one battle can usually be subsumed ... more Recruitment Agents: An Excuse for Prejudice University of Venus "US and Australia Usher in New Agent Guidelines" –This article came flying through my Twitter feed this week and I was happy to see that progress is being made towards institutionalizing the ... more Long Distance Mom: Grades Due Mama PhD I considered not writing a column today because I have to finish my grading. (Let me repeat — I HAVE TO FINISH MY GRADING) Then I read Dana's Mama, Phd column, which inspired me to at least write ... more Reading 'The Haves and the Have-Nots' Technology and Learning If you went to grad school in sociology in the 1990s you probably talked about inequality (what we called stratification) all the time. I think I would have sounded more intelligent during these ... more Confusing Excess With Access Library Babel Fish Last week, I confessed to having something of a crisis of faith. I was attending a fascinating workshop on library publishing services. A vast majority of library directors surveyed for this project ... more Wednesday, May 25th at 2 p.m. Eastern, Inside Higher Ed presents, "Assuring a Safe Environment for Gay Students," an audio conference on the policies and programs that will make campuses inclusive for LGBT students. Click to register. Advertisement Featured Jobs Director of the Intercultural Center/Multicultural Student Programs The University of North Carolina at Asheville Position Summary: Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the Director of the Intercultural Center/Multicultural Student Programs will be responsible for programs and services ... more Grant and Contract Specialist II University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Responsibilities: Process proposals; File management; Ensure compliance of extramurally funded projects with award requirements and UNTHSC policies; Establish proposals and awards in EIS (PeopleSoft) ... more Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing Macon State College The Macon State College Nursing Programs have an enrollment of approximately 300 students and currently offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an RN-BSN Completion Program, and an Associate of ... more Assistant Director of Procurement and Contracts (9569) American University Position Number: 9569 Open Date: 4/28/2011 Department: Procurement and Contracts Salary Range: Commensurate with experience. Band: Project Leader/Advisor Work Hours per Week: 35 ... more Lead Teacher - Child & Family Development Ctr. San Juan College Requisition Number: 3154 Number of Positions: 1 Full-time,Professional-9 month Position Wage: $30,000- $35,000 Annually Duties & Responsibilities: Position reports to the Child & Family ... more Assistant Dean for Student Affairs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department:                  School of Public HealthApplication Deadline:   06/10/2011Recruitment ... more Looking for more information? To make sure you get the next issue of our newsletter, please add newsroom@insidehighered.com to your address book. Click here for information on how to advertise on our Daily News Update newsletter. If you would no longer like to receive Daily News Updates from Inside Higher Ed, please unsubscribe. For questions or comments about this service, please e-mail newsroom@insidehighered.com. © Copyright 2011 Inside Higher Ed. 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