Academe Today: In One Day, UVA and U. of Idaho Are Rocked by Separate Tragedies

Flexibility on deadlines for course assignments; how campus closures hit some students harder; tenure and the arrival fallacy; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. CAMPUS SAFETY [‘I’m So in Shock’: In One Day, UVA and U. of Idaho Are Rocked by Separate Tragedies]( By Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley and Sylvia Goodman [STORY IMAGE]( At the University of Virginia, a student has been charged with murdering three others; at the University of Idaho, details remain murky on four student deaths. ADVERTISEMENT CLASSROOM COMPASSION [The Deadline Dilemma]( By Carolyn Kuimelis [STORY IMAGE]( When it comes to course assignments, how much flexibility is too much? 'A DREAM DERAILED' [When Campuses Close, Most of Their Students Are Stuck Without the Credentials They Wanted]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( The abrupt closure of thousands of campuses over the past two decades has disproportionately harmed students of color, a new report finds. SPONSOR CONTENT | Utrecht University [‘Standing back to watch staff being tormented simply isn’t an option’]( BACKGROUNDER [How America’s College-Closure Crisis Leaves Families Devastated]( By Michael Vasquez and Dan Bauman [STORY IMAGE]( More than 500,000 students have been displaced in the past five years, many of them working adults who had hoped that college would be their path to the middle class. THE REVIEW [Phoebe Gloeckner’s Cartoonish Cancellation, Cont.]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, a Stanford free-speech conference organizer smears The Chronicle, inaccurately. Virtual Events: Tune In Live INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT [Shifting International-Student Trends]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: November 15, 2022 | 2 p.m. ET: International-enrollment trends have changed recently. In this forum, a panel of experts will dive into the newest Open Doors report to examine the current landscape. With Support From ETS. [Register here.]( CURRICULUM DESIGN [How to Design Learning for Student Success]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: November 16, 2022 | 2 p.m. ET: In this forum, college leaders will share thoughts on the growing trend of institutions turning to students for input about coursework, curricula, and teaching styles. With Support From Pearson. [Register here.]( REGISTER NOW [Join us January 9-27]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges of the department chair role and creating a strategic vision for individual and departmental growth. [Reserve your spot]( before November 15 and use code EARLYBIRD2023 to save $200. Views ADVICE [Tenure and the Arrival Fallacy]( By Rebecca Mason [STORY IMAGE]( Wasn’t tenure the Holy Grail of academe? I had made it. Why wasn’t I overjoyed? SPONSOR CONTENT | University of Virginia [Go-With-The-Flow Wind Turbine, Conceived by UVA Prof, Completes Successful Demo]( About 15 years ago, University of Virginia engineering professor Eric Loth started thinking about how he could help with climate-related dilemmas, which led to his big idea about improving the design of wind turbines. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Building a Faculty That Flourishes]( [Building a Faculty That Flourishes]( Colleges and universities cannot be successful without vibrant and engaged faculties. Now is the time to figure out sustainable ways to recruit, support, and diversify the faculty. [Order your copy today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES [President]( Lourdes University [Multiple Positions]( Towson University [Senior Vice President of Administration / Chief Operating Officer]( Xavier University of Louisiana [Dean of Faculty]( Erikson Institute [Assistant Professor of Art History]( Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at the George Washington University [Assistant Vice President for Human Resources]( University of Northern Colorado [Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion]( University of Massachusetts Amherst [System Chief Information Officer]( Eastern New Mexico University [Dean of the School of Business]( Augustana University [Assistant Clinical Professor – Technology & Applied Science]( FIRE [Tenure Track Assistant Professor Business Administration Finance]( Truman State University [Provost and Vice President for Academic Affiars]( University of Southern Maine [Search other jobs.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037