Academe Today: Racist and Anti-Semitic Incidents Roil Syracuse U.

New York’s governor is stepping in at Syracuse; a canceled panel at Columbia U. is called “an extreme insult to free speech”; 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. Students [Racist and Anti-Semitic Incidents Are Roiling Syracuse U. Now the Governor Is Stepping In.]( [Image]( Julie McMahon, Syracuse.com By Sarah Brown A white-supremacist manifesto, allegedly sent to students’ cellphones, shook the campus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York criticized the Syracuse chancellor’s handling of the events. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Government [Columbia U. Canceled an Event on Chinese Human-Rights Violations. Organizers See a University Bowing to Intimidation.]( By Megan Zahneis The university cited a failure to follow "standard procedures for holding events" as the reason to cancel. The decision follows clashes on several other campuses. (PREMIUM) The Edge [This 2-Year Academy Embraces Experimentation. Higher Ed Could Learn Something From It.]( By Scott Carlson The Wayfinding Academy was founded by a former professor who had grown frustrated with higher education’s focus on prestige. Its innovative approach holds some lessons for traditional colleges. [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. The Chronicle Interview [The Line Between Researcher and Activist]( [Image]( Brian DalBalcon for The Chronicle By Wesley Jenkins Angelina Godoy is a sociologist who has studied human rights in Latin America. Under the current administration, her research focus has turned toward issues of immigration right in her own backyard. (PREMIUM) People [A Move Toward Greater Diversity in Deanships]( By Julia Piper Women of color are breaking new ground and becoming deans at universities across the country. Subscribe Today The Chronicle’s award-winning journalism challenges conventional wisdom, holds academic leaders accountable, and empowers you to do your job better — and it’s your support that makes our work possible. [Subscribe Today]( Views Advice [5 Ways to Welcome Women to Computer Science]( By Janet Davis As an undergraduate, she was the only woman majoring in her field. Now chair of a comp-sci department, she is looking to diversify its graduates. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Paid for and Created by Chapman University [Stolen Justice]( Dennis Arp Applying his talents for persuasion, research, and scholarship, a Chapman law professor champions Holocaust education and restitution. New in the Store [The Looming Enrollment Crisis]( Higher education has seen continued growth since the mid-20th century, but the pool of students likely to attend college is projected to rapidly decrease. This report traces the turbulent future of enrollment numbers and tuition revenue. [Purchase a copy]( in the Chronicle Store. Job Opportunities [Tenure-Track position in Peninsular Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, New York University Arts and Science]( New York University Arts and Science [Dean of the College, Engineering and Computer Science]( Wentworth Institute of Technology [Three Tenure-Track Positions in Nutrition and/or Exercise Physiology]( University of Missouri [Tepper School of Business Economics Faculty Tenure-Track Position]( Carnegie Mellon University [Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Learning and Technology]( ETH Zurich [Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs]( The George Washington University [Assistant Professor of Film]( Rutgers University [President]( Franklin College [Associate Dean]( University of Hawaii [Dean for Engaged Education]( Hamilton College [ERA Chair Position for Senior Scientist in (Environmental) Epidemiology]( RECETOX, Masaryk 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](