Academe Today: How a Famous Academic-Job Study Got It All Wrong -- and Why It Still Matters

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Academe Today Monday, September 10, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( A Foggy Crystal Ball --------------------------------------------------------------- Labor & Work-Life Issues [How a Famous Academic Job-Market Study Got It All Wrong — and Why It Still Matters]( [premium] By Vimal Patel The Bowen Report predicted lush times for humanities Ph.D.s. Nearly 30 years later, they’re still waiting. What We Reported at the Time [Big Faculty Shortages Seen in Humanities and Social Sciences]( [premium] By Debra E. Blum The dire warning appears in a new book by William G. Bowen, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Princeton, and Julie Ann Sosa, a graduate student. Today’s News --------------------------------------------------------------- The Chronicle Interview [How Colleges Are ‘Setting Up a Generation for Failure’]( [premium] By Sarah Brown Greg Lukianoff, president of FIRE, which advocates free speech on campuses, talks about his new book, The Coddling of the American Mind. Faculty [Professor Who Forged Offer Letter Reaches Plea Deal]( By Jack Stripling Brian McNaughton could have the felony case against him dismissed if he complies with the terms of the agreement. 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. A New Report for Chronicle Readers --------------------------------------------------------------- [‘No Money, No Mission’: How Colleges Can Fortify Themselves for the Future]( Market forces are bearing down on higher education, and internal inefficiencies can make matters worse. Our new report on the college business model can help you shore up your finances now and consider major transformations ahead. Buy a copy in our store. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary [Don’t Dismiss the Value of Free-College Programs. They Do Help Low-Income Students.]( By Sara Goldrick-Rab and Michelle Miller-Adams Two new reports ignore the many ways that state plans make a college education more affordable — and more realistic — for financially needy families. Advice [Will Students Actually Believe They Can Do This Assignment?]( By David Gooblar The more that students believe they can succeed in your course, the more motivated they will be to try. Lingua Franca [Who Is ‘Anonymous’? An Extraordinary Writer]( The linguist Allan Metcalf looks for clues to the author of the New York Times column on the administration’s anti-Trump cabal. Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- [Multiple Tenure-Track Positions in the School of Education]( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina, United States [Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost]( University of Georgia Georgia, United States [Multiple Faculty Positions]( NYU Tisch School of the Arts New York, United States [Faculty Openings]( University of Tampa Florida, United States [Faculty Openings 2019-2020]( Miami University Ohio, United States [Faculty Openings for The College of the Arts & Science]( University of South Carolina South Carolina, United States [2019-2020 Tenure-Track Positions]( California State University, Fullerton California, United States [Lecturer in Supply Chain Management]( University of Tennessee Tennessee, United States [The Fredericks Follett Roethke Graduate Fellowship in the Arts & Humanities]( Saginaw Valley State University Michigan, United States [Multiple Positions]( Rice University Texas, United States [Executive Vice President and Provost]( Louisiana State University Louisiana, United States [Chair of Department of Educational Programs]( Texas A&M International University Texas, United States Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Free Dossier Service]( Get organized with The Chronicle’s Vitae dossier service. Manage all of your professional documents in one convenient place — safely, securely, and at no cost. Applying for jobs online is simpler, saving you time and money. [Start your free dossier.]( [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=5f004964e5a6487b8dfb716c84ebb0ac&elq=cde1a558ca5a40339fe3d7f773e2b599&elqaid=20421&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=9600) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education