Academe Today: Rhetoric and records shape the presidential race

New leadership at New Mexico State U.; the risks of intimacy in academe; debating the study of ‘misinformation’; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. DECISION 2024 [Rhetoric and Records Shape the Presidential Race]( By Rick Seltzer [STORY IMAGE]( Whether or not this election is the most important of our lifetimes, it could have profound implications for higher ed. ADVERTISEMENT [Rhetoric and Records Shape the Presidential Race]( LEADERSHIP [Did Embattled New Mexico State U. Find Its ‘Healer in Chief’?]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( The selection of Valerio Ferme as president came as a relief to many after a contentious search process marred by political spats and questions about the openness of the process. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [How Close Do We Want to Get to Our Students?]( By Sara Marcus [STORY IMAGE]( After being stalked, Jennifer Doyle ponders the risks of intimacy in academe. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Misinformation Is Real, and Scholars Need to Study It]( By Sander van der Linden, Stephan Lewandowsky, and Naomi Oreskes [STORY IMAGE]( Calls to abandon the term miss the bigger picture. BACKGROUND [Why Scholars Should Stop Studying ‘Misinformation’]( By Jacob N. Shapiro and Sean Norton [STORY IMAGE]( The term caught on in the COVID era, but it makes good research impossible. Upcoming Workshop [The Chronicle's Administrative Leadership Institute | October 2024] Join us in October for a two-day virtual workshop that will offer administrative staff leaders the opportunity to build their capacity for collaboration, understand their role in shared governance, and gain insights on how to more effectively lead their teams. 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