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ASIA HAND : Exalted Aquino has far to fall
Philippines President Benigno Aquino's family name and his signaling of the need for deep-reaching reforms have restored a modicum of public trust in government after his predecessor's scandal-plagued tenure. Yet despite all the promise, the risk is ...
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Pittsburgh Pirates: James McDonald or Octavio Dotel, Who Is More Valuable?
During their respective 2010 tenures with the Pittsburgh Pirates (as of today), James McDonald has pitched 41 innings while Octavio Dotel has thrown 40. In other regards, they are strikingly similar.They've both faced 173 batters. They've both given ...
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Virginia Supreme Court Chooses First Female Chief Justice
The Virginia Supreme Court has chosen Justice Cynthia Dinah Fannon Kinser as the court's first female chief justice. Kinser will succeed Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., whose tenure as chief justice will end Jan. 31. Hassell Sr. has served ...
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Flashback: Reacting to MRC, ABC News Chief Westin Apologized for 'No Opinion' on Whether Pentagon Was 'Legitimate' 9/11 Target
Reporting ABC News President David Westin's plan to step down at the end of the year, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz noted some early missteps during his 13-year tenure, such as a comment after the Sept. 11 attacks, for which Westin ...
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In Which the Author Admits That He Owns a Marc Jacobs Suit
(Kenneth Anderson) Say goodbye to Mr. Chips with his tattered tweed jacket; todays senior professors can affordMarc Jacobs. Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids ...
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CHADD Leadership Changes
LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clarke Ross, DPA, CEO of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) for the past ten years, resigned effective September 2, 2010. "Clarke made a significant difference in ...
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Ill Tidings in ABC News Chief's Resignation
After 13 years as president of ABC News, David Westin announced Monday in an email to his staff that he would be leaving the network at year's end. Westin, who succeeded Roone Arledge in 1997, was the longest tenured network-news chief, weathering ...
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Where's this groundswell for getting rid of tenure?
Among the most popular New York Times articles of the past 24 hours (not to mention my Twitter feed) is this Christopher Shea essay about tenure . Shea reviews two recent books by university professors who are so bold as to suggest abolishing the ...
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Solidarity vs. Contingency
The only meaningful way to help adjuncts is to grant them tenure, writes Cary Nelson. And that will require full support from those who have tenure.
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AAUP to Universities: Tenure Is Not Just for Researchers
In a new report, the organization calls for bringing contingent faculty members, the backbone of the professoriate, into the tenure stream.
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NEW YORK TIMES: The End Of Tenure?Plus, some higher education bubble thoughts from Roger Kimbal
NEW YORK TIMES: The End Of Tenure?Plus, some higher education bubble thoughts from Roger Kimball.The Australian philosopher David Stove, commenting on the Faculty of Arts at Sydney University, formulated a diagnosis that applies to the teaching of ...
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Jerry Brown's First Ad: Back to the Future
Jerry Brown's campaign released its first 30-second spot this morning, which starts with footage of his first gubernatorial tenure in the 1970s and then defends his leadership in creating jobs and cutting waste. It says that he has the "knowledge...
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Essay: The End of Tenure?
Two recent books resurrect the debate over universities and the supposedly pampered people who teach there.
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Leinster let Glasgow back in
Glasgow Warriors 22 Leinster 19:Leinster succumbed to a stirring comeback from Sean Lineen's Glasgow young guns at Firhill to open new coach Joe Schmidt's tenure with a dispiriting defeat from a game they should have had wrapped up on the hour.
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In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test
WASHINGTON -- For much of her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been less an architect than an advocate for the Obama administration's Middle East policy. With the resumption of direct talks last week, she now has no choice but ...
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Carragher admires Ferguson
Jamie Carragher admits he has nothing but admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Fabio Capello but the Liverpool defender is critical of Graeme Souness' tenure at Anfield. Related Stories Birmingham reopen Larsson talks Houllier quiet on ...
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Industry Moves: CBS Interactive; PGA; RealNetworks;Turn Inc.
CBS Interactive : Mary Hentges has been named CFO and EVP of CBSI, reporting to President Neil Ashe. She joins from a seven-year tenure at PayPal, where she was VP of finance and CFO. Hentges replaces Zander Lurie; Lurie held the CFO and EVP roles ...
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From the Tenure Side-Lines
Guest blogger, Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe, writing from Evanston, Illinois in the USA
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Teachers Put to the Test in D.C. Public Schools
In most school districts around the country, teachers have what's called "tenure" - a level of job security based on how long they've been teaching. But Michelle Rhee, Washington, D.C.'s controversial schools chancellor, changed all that when she ...
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Kasey Kahne Warms To Red Bull After Season of Discontent
As his racing tenure with Richard Petty Motorsports comes to an end, Kasey Kahne has had precious little time to reflect on the difficulties of 2010 or to contemplate the possibilities of 2011 and beyond. Kahne's soft and slightly weary tone told the ...
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CIO Tenure Current Thinking for IT Leaders
Following is a curated list of resources that reflect current thinking on a topic of interest to IT leaders. You can assist this effort by contributing insight from your own real-world experiences, and are invited to suggest changes or additions here. ...
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The Science of Sexism: Primate Behavior and the Culture of Sexual Coercion
Were pleased to host this fascinating guest post by Eric Michael ...
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Where the Jobs Are (and Aren't)
With less than half of new political science Ph.D.s finding tenure-track positions, the discipline considers whether nonacademic work is the answer.
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Washington Court of Appeals Finds College Instructor Violated State Law By Lobbying For Tenure Legislation Via School E-mail
The Washington Court of Appeals recently affirmed a Washington State Executive Ethics Board (Board) finding that instructor Teresa Knudsen of Spokane Community College (SCC) violated state law by lobbying for legislation using SCC resources.O
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GenX More Inclined to Improve Skills, Build Tenure
Generation X wants to learn something new. Baby Boomers plan to work past retirement age. Younger workers want a new job.Those GenX workers between the ages of 32 to 45 have stated they are more inclined toward building tenure with their current ...
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Critical Fantasy Football Lessons Learned Through Ridiculous Trade
I just completed a trade of Weemsian proportions.In other words, it was a ridiculous deal. In fact, it is probably the craziest trade I have ever completed in my fantasy football tenure. Those whove played in leagues with me know how bold a statement .
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U. of Southern Mississippi Plans to Cut Programs and 29 Faculty Jobs
The job cuts are part of a proposal to pare $15-million from its budget for next year. Nearly two dozen academic programs would also be closed.
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Ask the Administrator: Importing Administrators
In a follow-up to an earlier discussion, a correspondent wrote: Do outsiders stand a chance at landing admin jobs on your campus? Most admins on my campus are promoted/drafted from within the ranks of tenure-track faculty with an assumption that ...
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Motherhood After Tenure: Heading Back
Aeron Haynie
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Economist Christina Romer serves up dismal news at her farewell luncheon
Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Christina Romer will step down this week after what has been the most dismal tenure anybody in that post has had. She was the president's top economist during a time when the administration underestimated the depth ...
Political Bias: conservative
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