Global: As Anti-Academic Anger Goes Global, 11 American Colleges Revive an Institution for Exiles

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Global Wednesday, September 5, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [As Anti-Academic Anger Goes Global, 11 American Colleges Revive an Institution for Exiles]( [premium] By Emma Pettit The University in Exile was originally formed in 1933 as refuge for Jewish scholars fleeing Nazi rule. Now a group of private and public campuses are attempting something similar. [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. [International Students in the United States, by Place of Origin]( [premium] Almanac 2018 As usual, China and India sent by far the most students, but Brazil, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia also stood out in their regions. [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? [Top Destinations of Americans Studying Abroad]( [premium] Almanac 2018 Britain, Italy, and Spain were the top choices in 2015-16. Outside Europe, the most-popular destinations were China, Australia, and Costa Rica. [One Way to Show Students You Care — and Why You Might Want to Try It]( By Beckie Supiano An instructor’s plea for students to reach out “when life happens” is part of a larger trend. [U.S. Institutions With the Most Foreign Students]( [premium] Almanac 2018 The four doctoral institutions with the highest numbers of international students in 2016-17 were all private nonprofit institutions Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fascism and the University]( [premium] By Jason Stanley Higher education has historically been a bulwark against authoritarianism. Or its pawn. What’ll it be this time? [How Americans Speak: the Facts]( Allan Metcalf looks at the latest issue of American Speech, a journal inspired by H.L. Mencken and founded by Louise Pound, now in its 93rd year. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Focus: The New Landscape for International Students]( President Trump’s executive orders seeking to limit travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries have affected many people around the world who were considering studying in the United States. [This 28-page collection]( looks at what colleges are doing to overcome the uncertainties the orders have triggered. [See our other Focus collections here.]( [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=4d67cd0020d349c3a4c31c8db18772a4&elq=94e1d80524304048b525bbf000f70303&elqaid=20389&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=9570) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education