Academe Today: A Professor, Laid Off, Returns as Provost to Plot Her University's Comeback

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Academe Today Wednesday, May 31, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Today’s News --------------------------------------------------------------- Leadership [A Professor Was Laid Off. Now, as Provost, She’s Plotting Her University’s Comeback.]( [premium] By Nell Gluckman When the University of Southern Maine cut its classics department, it also eliminated Jeannine D. Uzzi’s job. Little did she know she’d end up helping to guide the institution out of dire budgetary straits. Administration [Dean Resigns After Giving Glowing Reference About Employee Fired for Purchasing Porn]( [premium] By Michael Vasquez The University of Florida had been ready to dismiss the dean, who gave her "highest endorsement" to a former Title IX officer as he sought a job at another university. Publishing [Does It Pay to Be Published in ‘Predatory’ Journals?]( [premium] By Peter Schmidt A study of one business school’s faculty members found that they appear to reap rewards from having articles in the sorts of journals they’re told to avoid. Teaching [As Summer Sets In, a Chance to Regard the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Student Evaluations]( By Chris Quintana Professors shared with The Chronicle some of the more memorable comments they’ve received on course evaluations over the years. In Brief [University of California Will No Longer Pay for Regents’ Dinners and Parties]( [Student’s Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Administrator Is Settled for $200,000]( [Howard U. Fires Police Officers After Hospital Patient Was Dumped From Wheelchair]( A New Feature --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chronicle Focus]( In a new feature, available to individual subscribers only, The Chronicle offers carefully curated collections of articles on important issues in higher education. So far, there are nearly 25. Here are a couple of examples: [Confronting History on Campus]( Students, campus officials, and historians are all asking, What’s in a name? Especially when the name is Woodrow Wilson, John Calhoun, or Jefferson Davis. The 10 articles in this collection examine how universities are trying to resolve complaints about buildings and statues named for leaders associated with harmful acts. [What You Need to Know About Learning Analytics]( The advent of online learning has made it possible to track an individual student’s path toward mastering course content. The seven articles in this guide consider how the data being collected can be tapped to improve teaching. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- The Chronicle Review [Why We Fight Wars]( By Matthew Evangelista It’s not because of our innate primate hostility. Lingua Franca [Clear Skies Acts Abounding]( Lucy Ferriss examines Orwellian name changes in Washington agencies. Paid for and Created by Net Natives [Using Analytics to Protect Your Brand]( Net Natives worked with Binghamton University to analyze its website traffic, ensuring that leads were being generated by quality sources. Advice --------------------------------------------------------------- Moving Up [Can Deans Fix Higher-Ed Dysfunction?]( By David English and Rob Kramer A university’s leadership-training program prepares them to be linchpins for transformation. Vitae [The Professor Is In: The Dissertation-to-Book Transition]( By Karen Kelsky Which sections should you drop? And which publishers should you approach? Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- [Associate Vice President-Academic Outreach and Economic Development]( Utah Valley University Utah, United States [President and Vice-Chancellor]( Mount Allison University Canada [Instructor of Sociology]( Concord University West Virginia, United States Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [This June, the Careers Section Is Reinvented]( Watch for some important changes in the coming Careers section of our print edition. The redesigned layout brings exclusive editorial content closer to job ads, providing job seekers more engagement and institutions better visibility for their job openings. [View the redesign.]( [Webinar: Negotiating an Academic Job Offer]( Did you miss Vitae on Wednesday with Karen Kelsky? Fear not: The recording is for sale. You have more leverage than you think. 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