Inside Higher Ed http://insidehighered.com The latest news, views and workplace stories from Inside Higher Ed. en-us Copyright 2009 Inside Higher Ed Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:19:57 GMT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:19:57 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss newsroom@insidehighered.com webmaster@insidehighered.com 60 The Depressed History Job Market http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/history As analysis suggests decline of 15 percent or more in openings, those on the job market and those hiring ponder choices and trade rumors about next searches to be called off. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182072 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT History Beyond the Nation-State http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/transnational Advocates for "transnational" studies see their field growing and starting to put down institutional roots -- in a challenge to traditional modes of global study. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182107 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Proving the Benefits of Peer Instruction http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/peer Students appear to learn when they share ideas in class -- but are they just taking cues from smart peers? A study suggests otherwise. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182104 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Do Econ Grad Students Need a Teaching Bailout? http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/econ Relatively few doctoral programs require for-credit courses on how to lead a class, a study finds -- while another finds most new Ph.D.’s still feel prepared. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182071 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Historians Reject Proposed Boycott http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/boycott Members vote to hold special sessions in San Diego hotel owned by backer of Proposition 8, rather than risk financial calamity by breaking a contract for 2010 meeting. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182171 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Quick Takes: California Supreme Court Takes Immigrant Tuition Case, Group Punishment for Athletes, Campus in Iraq, Utah State Hazing Charges, Police Kill Student, U. of California Considers Admitting More From Out of State, Layoffs at Bowling Green http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/05/qt News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 182069 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT The Adjuncts' Mandate http://insidehighered.com/views/2009/01/05/zobel With academic groups issuing reports, and a new administration about to arrive in Washington, this could be a key moment for those off the tenure track, but they need to be leading the charge, writes Gregory Zobel. And that means a new union. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 181914 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Seeking Money for Universities, Not Students http://insidehighered.com/views/2009/01/02/shaw Wrapped in high-minded rhetoric, public colleges' plea for federal stimulus funds is purely pork barrel politics, argues Jane S. Shaw. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 181685 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Risks of Admissions Marketing on Facebook http://insidehighered.com/views/2009/01/02/usher Admissions officers should be careful about assuming they have any control, write Doug Usher and Barry Reicherter. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 181902 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Going on a Diet http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/12/30/vedder Among Richard Vedder's 10 ways the economic downturn might change campus behavior: bigger teaching loads, more unionization, a truce in the athletics arms race -- and a slowing in college presidents' pay? Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 181558 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT The Committee Is Now in Session http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/12/29/segal Carolyn Foster Segal considers -- with some fear -- the number of meetings professors must attend. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 181308 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT Stop Using Rhetoric to Teach Writing http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/12/23/kugelmass It's time to question an increasingly popular way to organize a key part of undergraduate education, writes Joseph Kugelmass. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 180928 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT Upwardly Mobile Academic: Marvin Krislov http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/05/17/krislov Oberlin's next president has been general counsel at the University of Michigan. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 93846 Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love -- Winning Essay http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/04/05/love Bob Mayberry and Denise Stephenson recall a ruined rendezvous -- and learning to laugh at the frustrations of living apart. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 87281 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/27/broh In another runner up in Inside Higher Ed's contest on long-distance academic commutes, C. Anthony Broh recalls a strategy that worked in the era before 9/11. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 85781 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/20/love1 In one of the runners up in Inside Higher Ed's essay contest on long-distance academic commutes, Mark A. Morgenstern recalls travel via foot, bike, station wagon, and all-night train. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 84778 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT 'The Academic's Handbook' http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/01/10/handbook As new edition of book comes out, one of its editors reflects on changes in faculty careers. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 74468 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT From Practice Room to Board Room http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2006/12/20/green Jonathan D. Green, trained as a conductor, explains how those skills translate to his job as an academic dean. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 72274 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT