Archive for January, 2009

917. Rejecting the Academic Fast Track

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below, by Scott Jaschik looks at graduate students’ future faculty interest in campuses that offer a “family friendly” environment. The article is from the January 15, 2009 issue of INSIDE HIGHER ED, an excellent – and free – online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. You can subscribe by going to: http://insidehighered.com/. Also for a free daily update from Inside Higher Ed, e-mail [scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com]. Copyright © 2009 Inside Higher Ed Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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916. Developing Global Citizens

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below looks at introduces a new measure of students’ global citizenship development. It is the article, Developing Global Citizens by Larry A, Braskamp1 of the Gallop Organization, in the Journal of College & Character VOLUME X, NO. 1, September 2008. http://www.naspa.org/pubs/journals/jcc.cfm © 2008 NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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915. Setting Up a System for Peer Review

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below looks at some key points in implementing an effective faculty peer review process. It is from Chapter 2, Setting Up a System for Peer Review, in Peer Reviews of Teaching A Sourcebook, by Nancy Van Note Chism Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. With Contributions by Grady W. Chism, III Second Edition Copyright 1999, 2007 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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914. From Special Occasion to Regular Work

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

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The author of this month’s Carnegie Perspectives is Pat Hutchings, Carnegie’s vice president, and among her many responsibilities is her deep involvement in Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC), a joint initiative of Carnegie and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to address basic skills education in 11 California community colleges. This work involves campuses in sustained, reflective, evidence-based ways to improve the teaching and learning of underprepared students. A number of the SPECC reports, essays, tools, and products from this three-year project are available at: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/programs/specc/ The posting is #42 in the monthly series called Carnegie Foundation Perspectives. These short commentaries exploring various educational issues are produced by the CFAT . The Foundation invites your response at: CarnegiePresident@carnegiefoundation.org. © 2008 The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 51 Vista Lane, Stanford, CA 94305 Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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913. Student Motivation: Problem Solved?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below looks at ways to increase student motivation in the classroom. It is by Paul E. Garrett, Dean of Academic Affairs, ITT Technical Institute, Columbia. South Carolina. He can be reached at:

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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912. Hiring Right – Conducting Successful Searches in Higher Education

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below gives some good advice on preparing faculty search interview questions. It is from Chapter 6, Identifying Top Candidates in the book: Hiring Right: Conducting Successful Searches in Higher Education, by Sandra Hochel and Charmaine E. Wilson. Copyright 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Published by Jossey-Bass. A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741. For table of contents go to: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470180870.html

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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911. The Changing Nature of Leadership

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Folks:

Happy New Year everyone. The posting below looks at important, and basic truths, about leadership. It is from Chapter 2, The Changing Nature of Leadership in the book, Exploring Leadership, For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference, Second Edition. Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741. For table of contents and free excerpt of this book go to: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-078798213X.html

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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