Afternoon Update: Scheming for a Raise and Respect, a Professor Instead Wrecked His Career

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Afternoon Update Tuesday, September 4, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Today’s News --------------------------------------------------------------- Faculty [The Big Lie]( By Jack Stripling and Megan Zahneis A professor schemed to get a raise and win his department’s respect. Instead he wrecked his career. Students [No More Hard Liquor at Fraternity Houses, National Group Says]( By Sarah Brown The ban is a sign that the North-American Interfraternity Conference is phasing out its traditional hands-off approach, amid a wave of recent hazing deaths that have provoked widespread outrage. Re:Learning [Do Corporate-Style NDAs Have a Place in Higher Ed?]( By Goldie Blumenstyk Even if a controversial policy at Purdue University Global is an anomaly, it could be yet another harbinger of the rising corporatization of academe. What’s Popular on Chronicle.com --------------------------------------------------------------- [I Worked With Avital Ronell. I Believe Her Accuser.]( By Andrea Long Chu When genuine criticism is undertaken at the risk of ostracism, marginalization, retribution — this is a culture where abuses like hers grow. [How Colleges Help Students Find Purpose in Their Work]( [premium] By Kelly Field Liberal-arts institutions are coming to see educational and vocational ideals as complementary. [The Big Lie]( By Jack Stripling and Megan Zahneis A professor schemed to get a raise and win his department's respect. Instead he wrecked his career. [Hard Copy or Electronic Textbooks? Professors Are More Concerned About Keeping Them Affordable]( By Claire Hansen A university jacked up the price of an online book to push students toward the print version. But are hard-copy requirements becoming a thing of the past? [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=4f6e5bcd6deb4d6e868db1833d48a8b9&elq=06f0c5424b254b0bbdc4d397cf8e83ac&elqaid=20370&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=9553) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education