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Dispute over professor who showed student video parodying Hitler film; nearly all-white video highlights diversity at public flagships; 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. Finance [Higher Ed’s Dirty-Money Problem]( [Image]( Alamy By Nell Gluckman Colleges claim to use tainted money for noble ends. Does anyone believe them? (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Teaching [Was It Wrong for a Professor to Show a Student Video Parodying a Hitler Film — or for UMass to Remove Her for It?]( By Megan Zahneis The flagship university called it “objectively offensive” for a lecturer of accounting to screen an extra-credit parody project. Several students left the class to protest the administration’s decision. (PREMIUM) Students [A Nearly All-White Video Drew Attention to Diversity at Wisconsin. Here’s How Other Flagships Measure Up.]( [Image]( Chronicle map by Julia Piper By Megan Zahneis A promotional video produced in September by the homecoming committee at the University of Wisconsin at Madison drew ire for not featuring students of color, but this isn’t the first time the flagship has faced a diversity-related snafu. (PREMIUM) In Case You Missed It [How Well Do Freshmen at Flagships Reflect the Share of Underrepresented Minorities in Their States?]( The Chronicle List Very few flagships enrolled American Indian, black, and Hispanic students at anywhere near their representation among 17- to 21-year-old residents in the state. (PREMIUM) New Semester [How to Teach a Good First Day of Class]( By James M. Lang The first day of class is crucial both for your students and for you. This guide will help you make opening day as effective as possible. Advice [Advice Finder]( Want to advance your career? Improve your institution? Our academic experts have guidance for you, and we’ve made it easy to find. 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 [A New Associate Professor Adjusts to Life After Tenure]( By Manya Whitaker There is plenty of stress after tenure — different from the up-or-out pressures you experience before tenure, but intense in its own way. Featured 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 [Lawrence K. Johnson Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship]( Seattle University [ACC is for Everyone]( Austin Community College District [Vice Chancellor, CC (Academic Affairs)]( Leeward Community College [Vice President for Enrollment Management]( Montclair State University [Dean of Libraries]( University of Oklahoma [Art & Art History Tenure-Track Position in Animation]( University of South Alabama [Growing With and Within Our Thriving Community]( University of Nebraska Omaha [President]( California Lutheran University [Vice Chancellor for Human Resources]( North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University [Campus CEO]( Connecticut State Colleges & Universities [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](