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Friday, September 21, 2007 |
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Chronicle CareersCareer Talk
Our experts evaluate the CV's of three faculty-job candidates and an administrator seeking to move up.
Heads Up
The ability to communicate negative information without alienating your audience has become an essential administrative skill.
On HiringFemaleScienceProfessor tries to write the perfect rejection letter What makes a good administrator? The ability to say no without alienating your audience, Gary A. Olson explains. Discussion Forums
Forum: Professional wrestling? Trolling for Krispy Kremes? What are your guilty pleasures? Share them online. 
The Brown Bag: Read the transcript of an online discussion with David H. King, president of Alexander Hass Martin & Partners, a fund-raising consulting firm, about conducting capital campaigns for colleges in the era of the megagift. |
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Today's NewsCalifornia regents set conditions on use of tobacco money for research but reject a ban College leaders seek guidelines for avoiding conflicts in business dealings Librarians and publishers try out a plan to simplify negotiations over electronic resources Accreditor endorses programs that prepare nonbusiness Ph.D.'s to teach in business schools State Digest: Audit criticizes U. of California governance, and other news from the states News BlogPlagiarism report at Southern Illinois U. raises more questions than it answers Strike ends at U. of Minnesota as clerical and technical workers reach deal The Wired Campus BlogWeb pioneer pushes net neutrality and warns against 'Web rot' Entertainment industry and higher-education officials met in Los Angeles to discuss the role of digital entertainment on campus Footnoted: From Academic BlogsWhat Paul Muldoon's new job means for American poetry History, healing, and the 'Jena 6' case Campaign U. BlogJohn Edwards calls for a National Teacher U. Political prediction markets forecast a Clinton-Giuliani matchup Face Value: Fund-Raising and Alumni BlogRandolph College will return to court in two cases brought by students, alumnae, and donors The Era of Megagifts: What does it mean when $100-million gifts are routine? Buildings & Grounds BlogCommunity colleges are becoming intensely interested in sustainability, Cascadia among them Medlar Field, the ballpark on the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State U., has earned LEED certification Magazine & Journal Reader A discussion of God's Harvard New Grant Competitions Fellowships in the arts |
The Chronicle Review
REMEMBERING ED SEIDENSTICKER
With the death of Ed Seidensticker (pictured), Japanology has lost one of its giants, writes Anthony H. Chambers, a professor of Japanese at Arizona State University.
'A NORTHWEST ORIGINAL' Give Scott Fife an X-Acto knife, a paintbrush, some trash, and construction materials, and he'll give you a world. From This Week's Chronicle
PROFESSOR AVATAR
How six scholars have found educational value for their students and institutions in the virtual world of Second Life.
Also of InterestGreat DebatesRead some popular and long-running discussions in The Chronicle's Forums. The Chronicle of PhilanthropyPhilanthropy's New Frontier A guide to some of the best writing on the Web. |
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