Academe Today: The insular world of academic research and the challenge of building public trust

More of our special report; colleges increasingly recruit soldiers and veterans; no tolerance for bad programs; leaving administration; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. GETTING OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER [The Insular World of Academic Research]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( More community-focused scholarship could build public trust. What’s standing in the way? ADVERTISEMENT SPECIAL REPORT [Higher Ed’s Public-Perception Puzzle]( [STORY IMAGE]( This project will examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it — in our reporting and in an independent national survey that aims to add depth and nuance to the growing body of research on how people perceive higher ed. ONE PATH TOWARD MORE DIVERSITY [An Academic ‘Boot Camp’ Tells Soldiers, You Belong Here]( By Kelly Field [STORY IMAGE]( Colleges increasingly see the value of recruiting enlisted people and veterans. THE REVIEW | OPINION [We Can’t Tolerate Bad College Programs Anymore]( By Michael B. Horn [STORY IMAGE]( Students, colleges, and taxpayers all deserve better. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [These Are the Factors That End College Presidencies]( By Jacquelyn Elias and Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( One certainty about the job of college president, known for its unpredictability, is that every one must eventually come to an end. NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. Virtual Events: Tune In Live [Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: August 29-31 | 12:30 p.m. ET: How can colleges embrace new partnerships and approaches, put students at the center, and deliver on the value of a degree? Join this year’s festival and hear from top thinkers and leaders about ideas that will reshape colleges. [Register here.]( Upcoming Workshop [The Chronicle's Strategic Leadership Program for Department Chairs] [Join us this October]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges and seizing the opportunities of the department chair role while creating a strategic vision for your department. [Reserve your spot today!]( Views ADVICE [8 Dos and Don’ts of Stepping Away From Administration]( By Lisa Jasinski [STORY IMAGE]( How to manage the surprises and challenges that await you on returning to the faculty. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [College as a Public Good - The Chronicle Store]( [College as a Public Good]( Many leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat on presidents has been this intense. [Order your copy today]( to explore what today’s presidents are up against, how things are changing, and how to navigate new challenges. JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics]( Massachusetts Institute of Technology [52 TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AT AN INCLUSIVE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY]( California State Polytechnic University, Pomona [Multiple Positions]( Claremont Colleges [(Open Rank) Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering]( University of Southern California [UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Professor Positions]( University of California, Irvine [Fall 2024 Faculty Positions in Linguistics, Math, Philosophy, Political Science & Indigenous Studies]( Macalester College [Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Accounting and Finance]( Massachusetts Institute of Technology [Physician Scientist]( Rockefeller University [Faculty Positions]( The Rockefeller University [NYU Stern School of Business Faculty Positions]( New York University [Search other jobs.]( CAREER RESOURCES [August Article Collection about new beginnings] [Read this month's collection]( about new beginnings — first impressions, settling in at a new job, and thinking about what could be next. 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