FW: INSIDE HIGHER ED May 14, 2010 Daily Update

Problems viewing this email? Click here to view this email with your browser.   Daily News Update May 14, 2010 Hello. Below you'll find what's new on our site today. And hurry: Time is running out to join colleagues from scores of colleges for Tuesday's audio conference, The New Emergency Requirements, about federal safety rules. Sign up now at http://events.webeventservices.com/insidehighered/2010/0518/ News Want to advertise here? Huge Problem, Problematic 'Solution' Emergency legislation to finance Colorado's higher education system would let public institutions raise tuitions to make up for lost funds -- but critics fear access institutions and needy students could lose out. more Profs Turned Pols Scientists and engineers are lured into political office by supporters who say their skills are needed as lawmakers. more The Missing Latinos Study finds rapidly increasing group is largely absent from political science textbooks. more Advertisement The Entreprenurial Engineering Undergrad Stanford U. branches out beyond the boundaries of a typical baccalaureate engineering program. more New Presidents or Provosts: Paul D. Camp CC, Cleveland Institute of Art, Moody Bible Institute, Pierce College Pullyap, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center, U. of Findlay, Virginia Highlands CC more Quick Takes Advertisement » Emergency Spending Bill Omits Funds for Education Hiring » Science Funding Legislation Hits a Snag » Whitmore, San Jose State President, Is ACT's New Chief » Seton Hall Law School Sticks With Graduation Speaker » Defunct College's Officials Indicted for Financial Aid Fraud » Sign of the Times: Williams Drops NYC Club Views Speaking of Graduation Like many less-established institutions, U of All People can't compete for high-profile commencement speakers. David Galef gets inside the discussions there about how to rectify the situation. more Teachable Moments more Facing enrollment challenges? CLEP exams allow qualified students to move ahead and stay on track to graduate. It's worth considering. Advertisement Career Advice To Sue or Not to Sue Robert Hamill studied the outcomes for professors who've challenged their tenure denials -- and uses his findings to offer advice to instructors and institutions. more CUR 2010 National Conference. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AS TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE: Developing Leaders and Solutions for a Better Society. Weber State University, Ogden, Utah. June 19-22, 2010. Advertisement BlogU My For-Profit Biases Technology and Learning I received a few e-mails this week from people who work in the online for-profit sector, following my offer to review and report on their online courses. The communications, I think, we're aimed at ... more Math Geek Mom: The Normal Distribution Mama PhD Imagine a number line, extending in both directions infinitely. Above this line we might graph bars that represent the proportion of observations of something that fall within any given interval on ... more Financial Literacy Confessions of a Community College Dean What's the best way to convey meaningful lessons in financial literacy to 18 year olds? I'm consistently struck at the disconnect between "what's supposed to be true" and "the real world."For ... more Reading for aught Getting to Green Next year is the 50th anniversary of the original (French language) publication of Frantz Fanon's classic, The Wretched of the Earth. It's one of the books that's on my "top 50 sustainability tomes" ... more You Don’t Know How It Feels To Be Me The Education of Oronte Churm Pay my title no mind: I was listening to Tom Petty’s Wildflowers on my long drive up this short mountain. Besides, it’s no secret that I feel pretty darned good with the semester over, ... more Featured Jobs Director of Facilities Planning & Management University of Wisconsin at Green Bay Qualifications include: a bachelor’s degree and five years of progressive, relevant experience in facility operation and management, in which at least two years have been in a supervisory capacity; ... more Cognitive Neuroimaging Research Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania The Department of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure research track. The successful applicant will ... more Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Education and Licensure Program Part Time Faculty Positions Available Goddard College Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Education and Licensure Program Part Time Faculty Positions Available Goddard College seeks candidates with a strong background in theory and practice and a ... more Associate Vice Chancellor/Controller University of California Los Angeles The AVC also serves as the UCLA Controller. In that capacity, he/she is responsible for the development and implementation of a campus-wide system of internal controls, the implementation of a ... more Professor - Director, University Transportation Research Center City College of the City University of New York Job ID: 2064Regular/Temporary: RegularGENERAL DUTIES: Performs teaching, research, and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise as noted below.  Shares responsibility for committee and department ... more Staff Assistant, Psychologist (9-month, full-time position) Bridgewater State College Job Description: Staff Assistant, Psychologist (9-month, full-time position) This is an Exempt position which falls within the APA Union. General Statement of Duties: Provide intake assessment, crisis ... more Looking for more information? To make sure you get the next issue of our newsletter, please add newsroom@insidehighered.com to your address book. Click here for information on how to advertise on our Daily News Update newsletter. 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