Academe Today: How Did Michigan State's Interim Chief Squander a Chance to Heal?

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Faculty [What a Twitter Tussle Exposed About Intergenerational Friction Among Faculty]( [premium] By Alexander C. Kafka The stark job-market downturn since the 2008 recession has fueled long-simmering tensions. From the Archives [The Long Odds of the Tenure-Track Job Search]( [premium] By Audrey Williams June The Chronicle looks at the applications submitted for two positions in the humanities, where the competition is stiff and candidates are often in the dark. Teaching [How Your Office Could Inspire Student Collaboration]( To foster faculty-student interactions, some campuses are designing better spaces for them to meet. Campus Life [Duke’s President Apologizes for Barista Firings That Followed Administrator’s Complaint]( By Julian Wyllie Vincent E. Price said the employees, who were dismissed after the vice president for student affairs complained about a rap song they were playing, had faced “unfair treatment.” Global [NYU’s Abu Dhabi Campus May Still Be Exploiting Workers, Report Says]( By Emma Kerr Policy failings and lack of public responsibility persist at NYU, according to the report. The university disputed the report’s accuracy and released its own, showing progress. A New Report for Chronicle Readers --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Adult Student: The Population Colleges — and the Nation — Can’t Afford to Ignore]( America’s adult students have long been an afterthought in higher education. But demographic changes and economic pressures will soon require institutions to expand their horizons. This Chronicle report explores the growing imperative for colleges to support the adult-student movement. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary [Here’s Why Politically Motivated Philanthropy Is Dangerous]( By Rudy Fichtenbaum The Charles Koch Foundation’s influence at George Mason University is disturbing, but the future may be even more alarming as a continuing reduction in public funding leaves colleges vulnerable. Commentary [All College Giving Should Be Held to the Same Standard]( By John Hardin A representative of the Charles Koch Foundation says its philanthropy to colleges is being unfairly maligned. Lingua Franca [Why Do Journalists Call What They Produce ‘Pieces’?]( Ben Yagoda looks at the long history of words that those in the business have used to indicate what’s under the byline. Paid for and Created by St. John's University [St. John’s Lays Groundwork for Social Mobility]( Expanded academic and social support systems boost overall student retention by 5 percent. 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