Academe Today: Gin, Sex, Malaria, and the Hunt for Academic Prestige

A presidential-search reversal riles faculty; California fixes its student-aid predicament; a small-college leader shares hard-earned wisdom; 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. The Chronicle Review [Gin, Sex, Malaria, and the Hunt for Academic Prestige]( [Image]( Jan Feindt for The Chronicle By Charles King How the misadventures of Margaret Mead, Reo Fortune, and Gregory Bateson shaped anthropology. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( BACKGROUNDER [How Henrietta Schmerler Was Lost, Then Found]( By Nell Gluckman Almost 90 years ago, a young anthropologist was murdered in the field. The case still speaks volumes about sexual assault and how we explain it away. (PREMIUM) Leadership & Governance [‘We Smell a Rat’: A Reversal in Miami Dade’s Presidential Search Inflames the Community]( By Steven Johnson The recently shuffled Board of Trustees voted to reset the community college’s search process, drawing scrutiny from faculty members and watchdogs. (PREMIUM) Government [California Has a Solution for Its Student-Aid Predicament, Reports Say]( By Eric Kelderman An announcement last week by the U.S. Education Department threatened to derail the online-college plans of tens of thousands of the state’s students. The Chronicle Interview [How to Lead a Small (but Mighty!) College]( By Lawrence Biemiller Barbara K. Mistick has some hard-earned wisdom for the presidents of small colleges and their trustees. (PREMIUM) Technology [Textbook-Exchange Programs Are Saving Students Money. Will They Soon Be Obsolete?]( [Image]( Philip Miller By Liam Knox Students have bought and sold textbooks online since the early days of the internet. Now, student governments are formalizing that resale market — just as companies like Pearson are switching to digital. (PREMIUM) People [The Case for Saying No to Tuition Increases]( By Peter Monaghan If college governing boards wanted to, they could hold down tuition costs and open the doors to more low-income students, says a new book. (PREMIUM) Subscribe Today Without premium access, you are missing critical reporting and analysis on the news, policies, and controversies that are shaping the academic landscape. [Subscribe Today]( Views Commentary [How Higher Education Can Atone for Its Long History of Racism]( By Patricia McGuire It’s not just colleges founded before the Civil War that need to confront their shameful pasts. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Paid for and Created by University of Florida [Wildlife Rehab as a Predictor of Change]( The more researchers can learn about what’s impacting their wildlife patients in rehab, the more they know about emerging issues that can affect the entire ecosystem. Order Your Copy [Starter Kit: New to College Teaching]( Are you a department chair who wants to give new faculty members a guide to teaching? Or a Ph.D. student looking for tips on what it takes to be a good instructor? This collection of articles and essays offers lessons for those teaching in the college classroom for the first time. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. Job Opportunities [Faculty members in Design or Design Innovation]( Singapore University of Technology and Design [College President]( Coastal Bend College [Health Communication Open Rank, Full-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Position]( Rutgers University - New Brunswick [Organizational Communication Open Rank, Full-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Position]( Rutgers University - New Brunswick [Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education]( Pace University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](