Academe Today: Why SAT Takers Are Getting an 'Adversity Score'

Pa. system may get relief from deal with faculty; no campus free-speech crisis, just panic, scholar says; why it's OK to submit flawed work; and more. [Academe Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy.]( You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. Gauging Grit [Why Are SAT Takers Getting an ‘Adversity Score’? Here’s Some Context.]( By Eric Hoover Dozens of colleges are using a new tool that measures students’ socioeconomic disadvantages. It’s an attempt to quantify the challenges many applicants encounter. PREMIUM ADVERTISEMENT Slow to Change [Why College Admissions Has Been Frozen in Time]( By Eric Hoover In an era of innovation, higher education clings to an age-old system fueled by debatable metrics. PREMIUM Keystone Comity [New Retirement Deal Could Offer Relief to Pennsylvania’s Struggling Public Colleges]( [Image]( Bryan Thomas for The Chronicle By Lee Gardner Under an agreement between the State System of Higher Education and its faculty union, nearly 1,000 full-time faculty members would qualify for “phased” retirement this fall. Backgrounder [Can a Former Gates Grantmaker Save Public Colleges in Pennsylvania?]( By Lee Gardner Daniel Greenstein, a self-described “erstwhile postsecondary technocrat,” must turn around a collection of struggling campuses that compete fiercely with one another, as well as with an overcrowded field of other public institutions, in a state where he has only tenuous connections. PREMIUM Panic on the Campus [Why One Scholar Sees Little Evidence on Campus of a Free-Speech ‘Crisis’ — but Plenty of Panic]( [Image]( Darren Calabrese By Katherine Mangan Jeffrey A. Sachs, a lecturer in politics at Canada’s Acadia University, believes that an overblown fear is gripping administrators and commentators. PREMIUM Fisher, Redux? [U. of Texas Is Sued Over Affirmative Action in Admissions. Yes, Again.]( By Nell Gluckman The plaintiff is Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that has also sued Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Subscribe Today Get insight into critical issues and the actionable analysis you need with a subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Get instant access to in-depth articles, faculty and staff salaries, and much more. [Subscribe Today]( Views Advice [Why It’s OK to Submit Flawed Work]( By Rebecca Schuman It’s time to wrest that article or manuscript from your neurotic mitts. ADVERTISEMENT Advice [Are You Writing?]( Advice for graduate students and faculty members on scholarly productivity, with suggestions on how to write more — and better — with less angst. Paid for and Created by Webster University [Sustainability, Growth, and Resilience]( Demanding innovation in academic programs, institutions must prioritize a diverse and inclusive learning environment that is accessible and affordable to students of varying backgrounds. A New Report for Chronicle Readers [Starter Kit: New to the Provost’s Role]( The job of the provost is changing. For those new to the post, or who aspire to it, our latest Starter Kit examines how, more than ever, the job is about consensus building, innovation, and managing change. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. Job Opportunities [Clinical Assistant Professor (Non-Tenure Track) Psychology Department, New York University Faculty of Arts and Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs]( Northern Essex Community College [Executive Director]( The Alabama School of Fine Arts [Vice President for Student Affairs]( Bryant University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. [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