What Is the Purpose of Final Exams, Anyway? - ChronicleVitae Digest

[ChronicleVitae. A Service of The Chronicle of Higher Education] [ChronicleVitae. A Service of The Chronicle of Higher Education]( [ChronicleVitae. A Service of The Chronicle of Higher Education]( {NAME}, here are some articles we think you'll find interesting: This Week's News & Advice [Email digest vitae finalexamsstress] [What Is the Purpose of Final Exams, Anyway?]( Kevin Gannon, November 26 It’s not just about inflicting one more test before the semester ends. There are ways to make it meaningful. [Email digest vitae goodgrades1] [Why Grades Still Matter]( November 20 High standards coupled with high expectations — including encouragement, not derision — create real student success. [Email digest vitae admin101] [Administration 101: 5 Phrases Every Academic Leader Should Know]( November 19 Whether you are a chair, a dean, or a provost, you will spend a lot of time repeating yourself. [Email digest vitae stressed] [Graduate School Should Be Challenging, Not Traumatic]( November 15 No, doctoral students complaining about a toxic adviser aren’t just whining about the workload. [Email digest vitae frontprofessor is in poppins] [The Professor Is In: The First-Round Interview Versus the Campus Visit]( Karen Kelsky, November 13 You’ve already interviewed with the whole search committee in Round 1. Why do you have to repeat that exercise in Round 2? Job Opportunities [Dean, Woods College of Advancing Studies]( [Boston College]( in Massachusetts posted on October 16 [President]( [Nassau Community College]( in New York posted on October 16 [Multiple Faculty Positions]( [Drury University]( in Missouri posted on October 18 [Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs]( [Dominican University]( in Illinois posted on October 17 [President]( [Central Oregon Community College]( in Oregon posted on October 17 [President]( [Bethune-Cookman University]( in Florida posted on October 24 [President/CEO]( [Kankakee Community College]( in Illinois posted on October 15 [Department of Finance - Financial Analyst]( [St. Lawrence University]( in New York posted on October 17 [Assistant Professor of Design, Tenure Track]( [St. Lawrence University]( in New York posted on October 17 [Executive Director for Washington MESA]( [University of Washington]( in Washington posted on October 17 [Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology and Genetics]( [University of Chicago]( in Illinois posted on October 18 [Assistant Professor, Composite Materials and Manufacturing]( [University of Washington]( in Washington posted on October 19 [Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor of Computer Science]( iCLA at Yamanashi Gakuin University posted on October 22 [Assistant/Associate Professor, Educational Studies (#12619)]( [Arizona State University at Tempe]( in Arizona posted on October 19 [Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement]( [Moravian College]( in Pennsylvania posted on October 22 [President]( [Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion]( in Indiana posted on October 23 [Director of Admissions]( [University of Missouri at St. Louis]( in Missouri posted on October 22 [Chief Human Resources Officer]( [University of Oregon]( in Oregon posted on October 22 [Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer]( [University of Indianapolis]( in Indiana posted on October 23 [Full-Time Tenure Track Positions]( [Cuyahoga Community College]( in Ohio posted on October 22 [Assistant Professor - Finance]( [Misericordia University]( in Pennsylvania posted on October 23 [Dean of Graduate Studies]( [University of Nebraska at Kearney]( in Nebraska posted on October 23 [Join FIT's Community of Unconventional Minds]( [Fashion Institute of Technology]( in New York posted on October 23 [Presidential Search]( Colorado Community College System posted on October 24 [Openings- Fall 2019]( [Montclair State University]( in New Jersey posted on October 16 [Northeastern's College of Engineering Faculty Openings in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering]( [Northeastern University]( in Massachusetts posted on October 16 [Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) Lecturer]( [Princeton University]( in New Jersey posted on October 18 [Tenured and tenure-track positions across all disciplines]( Queen's University posted on October 24 [Leadership Positions]( [Tarrant County College]( in Texas posted on October 26 The ChronicleVitae editorial team collects highlights from our News & Advice pages for this weekly e-mail digest. 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