Graduate Students: How the Academic Elite Reproduces Itself

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Graduate Students Wednesday, October 11, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [How the Academic Elite Reproduces Itself]( [premium] By Andrew Piper and Chad Wellmon Publishing was invented to cure academe of patronage and patrimony. It’s failed. [Can Social Science Tell Us How Much Gerrymandering Is Too Much?]( By Paul Basken In the spotlight of a Supreme Court case over whether Wisconsin lawmakers drew the state’s districts unconstitutionally, the discipline sees both its power and its limits. [An Aspiring Grad Student Nurses a Dream in the Darkness of War]( [premium] By Karin Fischer Bushra Dabbagh hoped to escape Syria to study biotechnology and entrepreneurship at Northeastern University. But President Trump’s travel ban may stop her from reaching her goal. [They Once Cheated in Class. Now They Teach.]( By Sam Hoisington Four instructors spoke to The Chronicle about their experience cheating as students, and how it informs the way they handle academic misconduct. [Racist Incidents Plague U. of Michigan, Angering Students and Testing Leaders]( By Liam Adams Students on the Ann Arbor campus want the perpetrators caught, and administrators more vehement in their condemnation. [What Berkeley’s $800,000 Did — and Didn’t — Buy During ‘Free Speech Week’]( By Chris Quintana A heavy police presence? Check. Logistics for a Milo Yiannopoulos appearance? Definitely. A sense of security across campus? That’s much harder to come by. [With Title IX Guidance in Flux, It May Be ‘Open Hunting Season’ for Lawyers]( [premium] By Lee Gardner Obama-era guidance led to more lawyers representing accused rapists on campus. Now that the guidance has been rescinded, even more lawyers may get involved. [Inside an ‘Unprecedented’ Increase in Campus White-Supremacist Recruiting]( By Julia Schmalz Hate fliers have appeared on hundreds of campuses, largely due to the efforts of groups looking to make recruiting inroads. Here’s what college administrators can do. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Job Market: Picking Apart Your Application]( By Manya Whitaker Search committees have to comb through dozens of pages in each candidate’s application. Here’s how we do it, and what we’re looking for. [FoodNotes: Cheap Eats in Graduate School (and Beyond)]( By Rachel Herrmann How to eat well as an academic living paycheck to paycheck. [Lessons on Productivity]( By Rachel Toor Three books offer different theories and solutions on what helps us get our work done. [How to Make Money From Speaking Engagements]( By Sam Johnson A “tenured entrepreneur” offers advice on peddling your skills on the open market. [Administration 101: Mind Your Manner]( By David D. Perlmutter How to project a positive image during a campus interview. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Webinar: Negotiating an Academic Job Offer]( Did you miss #VitaeWednesday Webinar with Karen Kelsky? Fear not: The recording is for sale. You have more leverage than you think. [Learn how to negotiate the best offer possible.]( [Free Dossier Service]( Get organized with The Chronicle’s Vitae dossier service. Manage all of your professional documents in one convenient place — safely, securely, and at no cost. Applying for jobs online will be simpler, saving you time and money. [Start your free dossier now.]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=3f6b0e5eee3c4160a2d1216a9ca5a5c6&elq=76a16618a055492fb33301b681befe08&elqaid=16017&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6911) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2017 The Chronicle of Higher Education