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Want to advertise here? | Some states see the online, competency-based Western Governors U. as a way to boost college completion rates without increasing higher ed spending; some professors see it as a parasite, not a panacea. more | | Study finds that, when it comes to physical activity, assistant professors are too often "letting themselves go." more | | Facing uproar, trustees will hold new vote on giving Tony Kushner an honorary degree. Plus round-up of debates over such awards. more | 
Advertisement | | Black U.Va. law student admits he made up police harassment story that prompted intense investigation. The university won't press charges against him. more | | A new report about how states divvied up stimulus money for education suggests looming problems for higher ed. more | | more | Quick Takes Views | Speakers should be ashamed of charging to appear, and colleges should stop offering the money, writes Pablo Eisenberg. 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. Career Advice | If you are one of the fortunate few with more than one job offer, Eliza Woolf has ideas on how to decide. 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. BlogU | A regular correspondent writes:Apropos to the time of year... how long is it reasonable to expect faculty to turn around grades? What's it like at your CC? What do your wise and wordily readers ... more | | In my previous post, I noted that a lot of us can imagine the end of the world more readily than we can imagine a future which is different in much smaller ways. I think that's because while ... more | | I'm obligated to post two corrections to my April 27th blog, "Buying Blackboard." The errors were clearly mine; the errors are annoying and embarrassing.Let's begin with two corrections.The first ... more | | What do I stand for?We talk, write and read very often about how to we cope with this post-post-industrial fatigue of creating a right balance between our personal lives, on one side, and social and ... more | | Reading Aerotropolis got me thinking about supply chains, cold chains (how food and flowers travel market to market), and lately the wireless chain. Not sure if I'm coining a term here, but the ... more | | As an economics undergraduate major and subsequently a doctoral student, I remember studying World War I, especially the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. Impossibly large ... more | | I did not plan to write about this situation at first, because it involves high school, not college. However, I think incidents such as this one become building blocks for rape culture in higher ... more | | I like introducing the student affairs community to folks who identify as student practitioners who work with technology and/or have a tremendous amount of competency with technology. Inspired by the ... more | Featured Jobs Saint Leo University Saint Leo University, founded in 1889, is one of the largest and most innovative Catholic universities in the United States. A leading provider of higher education to the military and a leader in ... more | Norwich University Norwich University, the nation's oldest private military college, offers a choice between cadet and civilian lifestyles to approximately 2000 students. The Department of Physics invites ... more | Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Vice President for Institute Diversity and Inclusion Job Summary: Georgia Tech seeks an experienced professional to provide operational leadership of the strategic planning process to ... more | Bunker Hill Community College The Director of the Veterans Center collaborates with the Associate Vice President of Student Services to plan, organize, and direct activities and programs related to student veterans. Duties include ... more | Schreiner University Schreiner University, a four-year liberal arts college affiliated by choice and covenant with the Presbyterian Church (USA), announces a nationwide search for a dean of Admission and Financial Aid. ... more | Central Michigan University General Statement of Duties: +The Program Administrator is responsible for student retention, effective and efficient management of day-to-day operations, and coordination and administration of the ... 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.
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