Inside Higher Ed May 24, 2011 Daily Update

Problems viewing this email? Click here to view this email with your browser. Daily News Update May 24, 2011 Hello. Here's what's new on our site today: News Want to advertise here? Major Decisions Report finds wide gaps in earning power of different majors. Women and minorities cluster in programs that don't pay off. more Socrates in Spanish Georgetown College in Kentucky will attempt what may well be a first: a postsecondary foreign language immersion option for its general education courses. more Starting Over? Unhappy with how their leaders are chosen, adjuncts at California community college lead bid to decertify union and start a new one. more Advertisement Reading Tea (Party) Leaves Movement has made presence felt in several community college elections, but most experts don't see it becoming a major force in the sector. more New Presidents or Provosts: Ashford U., Chattahoochee Valley CC, Great Plains College, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Nichols College, Southern U.-Baton Rouge, Victor Valley College more Quick Takes Advertisement » Florida State Will Review Deal With Koch Foundation » Senator: Insurers Dodging Student Health Plan Reform » More Research Space at Academic Institutions » Is Pima Dropping Jared Loughner's Math Instructor? » Illinois Bill Would End Grants for Students at For-Profit Colleges » Montclair State Sues Oracle » Report Criticizes 'Youth for Western Civilization' » Michigan Will Let Graduate Researchers Vote on Union » Academic Minute: Personalized Health Care » Upcoming Events in Higher Ed: Affirmative Action, Campus Law Enforcement, College Housing, Computer Law, Engineering Education, Psychology, University Professors Views Merger Debates Waste Time State leaders who want to improve historically black colleges need to focus on students and budget fairness, not governance changes, writes James T. Minor. 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 Mothering at Mid-Career: A First Mama PhD There hasn't been a whole lot of "mothering" talk on this blog lately — both because I've been busy with work and because my kids are in a mostly self-sufficient, and privacy-protecting, ... more Other Parents Confessions of a Community College Dean "But Joey's parents let him play Call of Duty!"Sigh.We've hit the age at which our biggest parenting obstacle is other parents.TB is almost ten, and we're discovering that different parents ... more Living In 'The Company Town' Technology and Learning The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy by Hardy Green.I live in a company town. Wouldn't have it any other way. Hardy Green misses the college town ... more A better way to advertise your higher education graduate programs. Inside Higher Ed brings together the most engaged audience of grad students, faculty, administrators and execs on the Web. Click to learn how to tell them about YOUR program. Advertisement Featured Jobs English Instructor - Fall 2011 College of Southern Nevada Job Description: Teach English Composition and Literature Courses. Develop syllabi and course materials; evaluate student mastery of skills and competencies required by course outcomes; other duties ... more Senior Faculty Position Military Social Work Research and Practice University of South Carolina Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to: i) initiate a vigorous, federally-funded applied research program that addresses the many complex challenges experienced by military ... more Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence University of Denver Department Introduction:The University of Denver is an international, research-focused institution. 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