Academe Today: How Mitch Daniels Made Purdue a University Conservatives Can Love

Whether the arrest of a criminology student in a quadruple murder means the field has a crime problem; distance ed since 2020's online pivot; and more ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. LEADERSHIP [How Mitch Daniels Made Purdue a University Conservatives Can Love]( By Eric Kelderman [STORY IMAGE]( Was his tenure a model for how to navigate the partisan divide over higher ed? ADVERTISEMENT CAMPUS SAFETY [Does Criminology Have a Crime Problem? Not at All, Experts Say.]( By Marcela Rodrigues [STORY IMAGE]( The U. of Idaho murder case is the latest high-profile crime with a suspect who studied criminology. But those in the field say there’s no pattern. DATA [What Happened After the Great Online Pivot of 2020?]( By Nick Perez [STORY IMAGE]( The share of students enrolled solely in distance education dropped after hitting a high point during the pandemic, but it’s still almost double what it was beforehand. SPONSOR CONTENT | Boston University [Bringing clarity and rigor to the complex field of data science]( RACE ON CAMPUS [The Taxing Performance of Code Switching]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( How colleges can ease the pressure to conform. Views IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [What to Expect When You Visit a Department as an Outside Reviewer]( By Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn [STORY IMAGE]( Tips for academic program reviewers on making the most of a campus visit. UPCOMING VIRTUAL SEMINARS [The Chronicle's Strategic Leadership Program Seminars] [Join us January 17-19]( for a virtual professional-development seminar series covering national trends in higher education, faculty diversity, enrollment, retention and conflict management. Each session features an in-depth conversation with a subject matter expert with valuable insight into the challenges faculty members are facing today. [Register today!]( SPONSOR CONTENT | Salesforce [Five Essential Strategies for Higher Ed Fundraising]( Download here to learn how institutions like University of California at Riverside and Morehouse College are accelerating impact, driving donations, and saving hours of staff time. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Future of Advising - Buy Now]( [The Future of Advising]( Good advising is widely seen as central to student success, but it is one of the most misunderstood and under-supported divisions on campus. [Order your copy]( to learn how university leaders can set advising up for success and create strategies for student success. JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Assistant (Tenure-Track) Professors]( Bellevue College [Assistant/Associate Professor of School Psychology]( University of Tennessee Knoxville [Department Chair – Math & Computer Science]( Lawrence Technological University [Director of Residence Life & Student Conduct]( Medaille University [Executive Assistant - Education]( World Science U [Tenured Faculty/BioHealth Informatics Department Chair Position]( IU School of Informatics and Computing [Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning]( Lawrence Technological University [Assistant/Associate Professor in Botany/Plant Ecology]( Southeastern Oklahoma State University [Assistant Director of Employer Engagement and Internships (12 month, P1 Career Level)]( Grinnell College [Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering]( University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Mechanical Engineering [Maurice Greenberg Chair in Holocaust Studies]( New York University Arts and Science [Director of Residence Life]( Reed College [Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling]( Southeastern Oklahoma State University [Instructor or Lecturer and Director of Food and Beverage Operations]( Rosen College of Hospitality Managment [Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Department of Petroleum Engineering]( Texas A&M University, College of Engineering - Department of Petroleum Engineering [Assistant Professor, Principal Faculty, PA Program, Tampa]( Lincoln Memorial University [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. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037