Inside Higher Ed May 27, 2011 Daily Update

Problems viewing this email? Click here to view this email with your browser. Daily News Update May 27, 2011 Hello. Here's what's new on our site today: News Want to advertise here? Elaborating on Online Accessibility U.S. Education Department expands on edict to colleges about not shutting out disabled students with technology. more Raising Graduation Rates, and Questions San Diego State, celebrated for helping students succeed without changing the makeup of its student body, faces criticism that it is abandoning its mission. more New Scrutiny on Expense Accounts Community colleges tell their presidents to raise more private money, but not everyone is comfortable with the wining and dining. more Advertisement So You Say You're Broke? Countering claims that public colleges have no money, critics point to a budget lines that show millions in "unreserved assets." more New Presidents or Provosts: Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science, Chattahoochee Valley CC, City College of New York, College of the Holy Cross, Doane College, Gadsden State CC, Macon State College, U. of Kentucky more Quick Takes Advertisement » Lawmakers Probe SAT and ACT on Privacy » Senator Coburn Attacks NSF » ROTC Will Return to Yale » Deaf Ex-Professor Wins Bias Suit Against Texas Tech » Vote of No Confidence in CUNY Provost » Swarthmore Offers Spanish Translation at Graduation » Academic Minute: Weak Evidence » U. of Victoria Wins Right to Evict 20-Year Resident » In China, a Debate Over Honor for Corporate Donor Views Showing Up Commencement is supposed to be students' crowning achievement. So how come so few professors bother to see their students off? David Galef asks. more Whom to Invite Pete Mackey considers why campuses -- and their diverse constituencies -- react to different speakers in different ways. 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 Career Advice 'Seduction of the Leader' Patrick Sanaghan and Larry Goldstein consider the quality of advice college presidents receive -- and how they can get better information. 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 BlogU A Good President is Hard to Find Confessions of a Community College Dean The Chronicle had a piece this week (behind the paywall) about a small college's struggle to hire a President. It struck a chord. It's about how difficult it actually is to get qualified and ... more Moving On Up: Women in the Academy University of Venus A short while ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in an online discussion about women's leadership in higher education hosted by The Guardian Higher Education. Three hours and more ... more Good News, Bad News Library Babel Fish I seem unable to develop a sustained argument about anything right now, so - oh, look, a butterfly! Instead here are some random thoughts. This is more or less my brain on RSS feeds. First, the bad ... more The Man Who Loved "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much" Technology and Learning The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover BartlettWikipedia defines "bibliomania" as "an obsessive–compulsive ... more #SAtech profile: Duke University's @TABounds - The "Controller of Chaos" Student Affairs and Technology My last #SAtech profile was two weeks ago and consisted of two posts. Joe Sabado from UC Santa Barbara shared a wealth of information about student affairs and technology.For this week's profile, I ... more Math Geek Mom: Equality of Opportunity Mama PhD We often think of equality in two different ways. On the one hand there is equality of opportunity, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed according to their own efforts and skills. On the ... more Getting Coked Getting to Green The Coca-Cola Company has just appointed a Chief Sustainability Officer. Her name is Bea Perez, and she's currently Chief Marketing Officer for North America. Previously, she was involved in Coke's ... more Dominique Strauss-Kahn: The Novel University Diaries "I cannot think of another French novel over the past two decades that has generated this much interest, debate, and animosity," wrote Mark Lilla about Michel Houellebecq's novel Elementary Particles ... more Literacy in the Digital Age: Part V Law, Policy -- and IT? Okay, enough big picture, let's get down to brass tacks as my 7th grade teacher, Sister John Margaret, used to say. I will now focus on the details of digital literacy. Strictly speaking, ... more Featured Jobs Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence University of Denver Department Introduction:The University of Denver is an international, research-focused institution. Our scenic campus has stood since 1890 in the heart of a thriving city with booming economic, ... more Assistant Professor of Theatrical Movement New Paltz, State University of New York Responsibilities: The faculty member will teach courses including Introduction to Movement, Theatrical Movement, Acting 1, and general education courses. Other responsibilities include coaching ... more Assistant Professor, Elementary Education Saint Augustine's College The Department of Education is seeking dynamic, energetic individuals who qualify as candidates for a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor in the area of Elementary Education. The ... 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 Department Head - Management Robert Morris University (Penn.) Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Management Science/Operations Research/Operations Management from an AACSB accredited business school and must demonstrate excellence in teaching and research. ... more Director of Center for Intercultural Advancement Wagner College Permanent, Full-Time (40 hr week) Exempt Reports to the Dean of Campus Life and Internationalization/Assistant Dean of Campus Life JOB PURPOSE: Oversight and ongoing evaluation of ... 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. Inside Higher Ed · 1015 18th Street NW, Suite 1100 · Washington, DC 20036