Weekly Briefing: Firing a tenured faculty firebrand

Plus, advice for the AI era. ADVERTISEMENT [Weekly Briefing Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. What happens when a tenured faculty agitator gets fired - Brian Salvatore said Louisiana State University at Shreveport fired him and revoked his tenure for obvious reasons: He was an outspoken professor who was being punished. University administrators and many of his colleagues have a different perspective, saying that for the past 21 years, conflicts with Salvatore, a chemistry professor, have run the gamut. They include clashes over photos of a dead department chair, moldy vents, and sexual-harassment complaints between his wife and the previous chancellor. [Our Alex Waters reports](. - We need to harness AI’s powers before it manages us. That’s the argument that Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, is making. He adds that universities should reframe lifelong learning to help people prepare for reinvention, not just learning new skills. [Read his essay](. - Here’s how to get in sync with your students about AI. [This issue of our free, weekly Teaching newsletter]( tactics to help professors separate what students can do with AI what they can do themselves. For one, have students write during the first class to understand how they think and write. - Michel Foucault’s work continues to disturb. Forty years after Foucault’s death, the philosopher and activist has become a big target in today’s culture wars. Caricatures of Foucault, argues Caleb Smith in The Chronicle Review, are part of a new right-wing campaign against academics and universities. [Read more](. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. ADVERTISEMENT Lagniappe - Read. A month’s worth of grocery receipts is telling. [Here’s what people are buying](. (The New York Times) - Listen. Dorothy Ashby, is known as the “first” jazz harpist. Listen to her 1968 album, [Afro-Harping](. —Fernanda UPCOMING PROGRAM [The Chronicle's Library and Institutional Success Program | July 2024] The Chronicle is partnering with Ithaka S+R to host a brand new [professional development program for librarians]( in July. This innovative two-week program will help library leaders understand the many roles they might take on, boost the success of the campus library, and better align with their institution’s goals. Learn more about our seminars and workshops, and [register today]( Chronicle Top Reads A VAGUE PROCESS [The College-Admissions TikToker Who Tried to Crack the Code]( By Erin Gretzinger [STORY IMAGE]( Daniel Lim was sure there had to be a reason why some kids get into highly selective colleges and others don’t. His quest to find an answer consumed him. PROCEDURAL MORASS [Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stuck in Disciplinary and Legal Limbo]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( Campuses are stressed as student-conduct hearings drag into the summer. ADVICE [How to Get Your Students to Read]( By Kerry L. O’Grady [STORY IMAGE]( Four ways to hit the reset button and inspire students to read course texts. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Graduate Education - The Chronicle Store]( [The Future of Graduate Education]( Graduate education has enjoyed a jump in enrollment over the past five years, but it faces a host of challenges. [Order this report]( for insights on the opportunities and pitfalls that graduate-program administrators must navigate. JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Search jobs on The Chronicle job board]( [Find Your Next Role Today]( Whether you are actively or passively searching for your next career opportunity, The Chronicle is here to support you throughout your job search. Get started now by [exploring 30,000+ openings]( or [signing up for job alerts](. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2024 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037