Inside Higher Ed http://insidehighered.com The latest news, views and workplace stories from Inside Higher Ed. en-us Copyright 2008 Inside Higher Ed Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:37 GMT Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:37 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss newsroom@insidehighered.com webmaster@insidehighered.com 60 In Search of Self-Governance, Unionization? http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/ohio Embattled Faculty Senate at Ohio U. endorses pursuing collective bargaining amid an impasse between professors and administrators. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170472 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT HR at a Global University http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/branch As colleges set up branch campuses abroad, how do these outposts change the institutional role as employers? Experts say many institutions have yet to grapple with the legal and equity issues involved. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170430 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Baylor Pays for SAT Gains http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/baylor University asks admitted applicants to retake the SAT, with lucrative scholarships for those with big gains. The institution's test average goes up, but will U.S. News have the last laugh? News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170493 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Trying to Put the 'Dumb Jock Myth' to Rest http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/ncaa NCAA athletes are graduating at the highest rates ever, according to newly released federal and NCAA data. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170459 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Quick Takes: Professors Protest 'Islamophobia' in Campaign, Emory Grant Frozen, Scholars From Afghanistan Missing, Trying to 'De-Nerdify' MIT http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/qt News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170436 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT New Programs: Bioscience Technology, Sustainability, International Field Geosciences, Engineering http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/15/programs News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170005 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT There Is Nothing Outside the Txt http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/15/mclemee Is digital shorthand the end of literacy? Scott McLemee listens to a linguist. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170226 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Failure in Urban Universities http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/14/carey Kevin Carey wonders why pathetically low graduation rates are accepted -- even as lawmakers focus renewed attention on inner city public high schools. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170162 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Don't Be Afraid to Study War http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/13/gandal Literary criticism and other humanities fields need to devote more attention to the military, writes Keith Gandal. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 170106 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Should I Put My Students on a Melting Iceberg? http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/10/sloane And four other questions about the community college puzzle that Wick Sloane, after 18 months in the trenches, still can’t answer. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 169801 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Engaging Students as Volunteers and Voters http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/09/loeb Colleges need to take specific steps to help students -- and society -- benefit from the interest in this year's elections, write Paul Loeb, Maureen F. Curley and Sherry Morreale. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 169526 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Ig-Nobel Thoughts http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/10/08/mclemee Is U.S. literature too insular and media-crazed to merit notice by the Swedish Academy? Scott McLemee asks around. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 169048 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Upwardly Mobile Academic: Marvin Krislov http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/05/17/krislov Oberlin's next president has been general counsel at the University of Michigan. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 93846 Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love -- Winning Essay http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/04/05/love Bob Mayberry and Denise Stephenson recall a ruined rendezvous -- and learning to laugh at the frustrations of living apart. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 87281 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/27/broh In another runner up in Inside Higher Ed's contest on long-distance academic commutes, C. Anthony Broh recalls a strategy that worked in the era before 9/11. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 85781 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/20/love1 In one of the runners up in Inside Higher Ed's essay contest on long-distance academic commutes, Mark A. Morgenstern recalls travel via foot, bike, station wagon, and all-night train. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 84778 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT 'The Academic's Handbook' http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/01/10/handbook As new edition of book comes out, one of its editors reflects on changes in faculty careers. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 74468 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT From Practice Room to Board Room http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2006/12/20/green Jonathan D. Green, trained as a conductor, explains how those skills translate to his job as an academic dean. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 72274 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT