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[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Graduate Students Wednesday, June 28, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [Universities Are Getting a Lesson in the Value of Early Training to Apply for Grants]( [premium] By Paul Basken With the National Science Foundation’s biological-sciences division closing a valued grant program, some outside scientific societies have offered to step in. But that idea may raise more problems than it solves. [International Students Dodge Trump’s Partly Reinstated Travel Ban, but Concerns Persist]( By Karin Fischer The U.S. Supreme Court says students from six Muslim-majority countries can enter the United States. But prospective students still could be affected. [In the Time of Trump, Colleges Start to ‘Make Title IX Our Own’]( [premium] By Sarah Brown After the president’s election, speculation abounded that colleges might scale back their efforts to combat sexual violence. Instead, many Title IX coordinators are trying to chart a new path forward. [What Colleges Can Do When the Internet Outrage Machine Comes to Campus]( [premium] By Beth McMurtrie Trinity College, in Connecticut, had no warning that it would become a focus for threats last week. But it had a plan for quickly convening campus officials to assess and respond to the situation. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why We Need Ph.D. Career Fairs]( By Leonard Cassuto Graduate schools can’t afford to wait for employers to come to us. [The Neglected Demographic: Faculty Members With Disabilities]( By Joseph Grigely Only when they are allowed to teach and research unencumbered by a need to advocate for access will they be able to see the possibilities of a career that extends beyond their disability. [Can Feminist Scholarship Stop Sexism?]( By Becca Rothfeld Sexism is rampant in academe. If only theorizing would provide a remedy. [All the Classroom’s a Stage]( By Sarah Rose Cavanagh What teaching and acting have in common. Vitae — for Your Academic Life --------------------------------------------------------------- [You’re ‘Not Ready’ for a Promotion? Take It Anyway]( What are the best ways to prepare yourself to jump when an opportunity comes along? [The Importance of Being Present]( How often as faculty members are we “in absentia” — sometimes literally but also metaphorically? [The Art of Peer Pressure]( Hello, prospective grad student. Come in under the shadow of this red rock. [On Not Writing a Book Right Now]( Why I won’t be asking you about your next big project. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Webinar: Negotiating an Academic Job Offer]( Did you miss #VitaeWednesday Webinar with Karen Kelsky? Fear not: The recording is for sale. You have more leverage than you think. [Learn how to negotiate the best offer possible.]( [On Hiring and Diversity This Week]( Gender bias isn’t just for women; the perils of being a female professor; partisan prejudice is rising. [Read more.]( [Free Dossier Service]( Get organized with The Chronicle’s Vitae dossier service. Manage all of your professional documents in one convenient place — safely, securely, and at no cost. Applying for jobs online will be simpler, saving you time and money. [Start your free dossier now.]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=1281a29b95884e209d416cf98722cdb0&elq=3b9cca8179c94764a94e8e468b61f4ea&elqaid=14559&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6139) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2017 The Chronicle of Higher Education