Academe Today: U. of Oklahoma's President Urges Angry Crowd to Help Fix 'Shameful Moment'

[Academe Today] Race on Campus [Oklahoma’s President Urges Angry Crowd to Help Him Fix ‘Shameful Moment’]( By Katherine Mangan and Michael Vasquez After another racist video went viral, students and faculty members at the university rallied to demand “zero tolerance for hate speech” and a stronger commitment to diversity. PREMIUM ADVERTISEMENT Admissions [Want to Learn How the World Sees Your College? Look on YouTube]( By Terry Nguyen Students are broadcasting their college experience to big audiences online. Among the viewers are high-schoolers eager to get a closer look at a prospective college. Labor Issues [‘Talking Is Over’: Hundreds of Professors Strike at Wright State U.]( By Emma Pettit Both sides point to mutual mistrust between the top brass and the faculty. Abroad at Home [Colleges Lose a ‘Stunning’ 651 Foreign-Language Programs in 3 Years]( By Steven Johnson Higher education saw a net loss of just one foreign-language program from 2009 to 2013, according to the Modern Language Association. From 2013 to 2016, the loss grew to 651. The Edge [Making a Gap Year More Than an Overseas Vacation]( By Goldie Blumenstyk Most of the discussion about the value of a year off before college is anecdotal, but that’s about to change. [Get The Edge]( Want to get smarter about how higher ed is changing? Sign up to get The Edge, a weekly newsletter by the veteran Chronicle reporter Goldie Blumenstyk. Subscribe Today [Get unlimited access]( to expert insight, tools, and practical advice. A New Resource for Chronicle Readers [Leadership Insights: Managing a Crisis]( It’s inevitable. During your time as a college president, provost, or dean, you will have to handle a crisis. And you need to be prepared. This article collection includes examples of how colleges should, and shouldn’t, deal with a crisis. Purchase a copy in the Chronicle Store. Views Advice [‘Is It Ever OK to Lecture?’]( By David Gooblar New instructors — trained in the importance of “active learning” techniques — often aren’t sure when lecturing is still a valid teaching strategy. ADVERTISEMENT The Chronicle Review [On Enjoying Grad School]( By Briallen Hopper A love that dare not speak its name. PREMIUM Paid for and Created by Salesforce.org [Revitalization of the Humanities?]( Becoming gainfully employed after college will require students to learn three interlocking sets of skills — technological literacy, data literacy, and human literacy. Job Opportunities [Assistant/Associate Professor - Educational Administration (Quantitative Focus)]( University of Dayton [Assistant Professor of Computer Science]( Hamilton College [Sabbatical Research Fellowship within History and Philosophy]( Institute for Humane Studies [Vice President of Administration and Finance]( Piedmont College [Director of International Programs]( The California State University [Director and Chair, Business Studies and Economics]( Salve Regina University [Assistant Professor of Accounting]( College at Brockport, SUNY [Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences]( Saint Xavier University [Chancellor]( University of California, Santa Cruz [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( [Stop receiving]( this email. [Sign up]( for other newsletters. [View]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037