Academe Today: Professor’s Bedbug Joke Spurs Email to Provost

"Call me a 'bedbug' to my face," wrote a New York Times columnist after the professor’s joke; strikes at colleges are at a seven-year high; and more. [Academe Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy.]( You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. Faculty [This Professor Compared a Columnist to a Bedbug. Then the Columnist Contacted the Provost.]( By Emma Pettit “I would welcome the opportunity for you to come to my home, meet my wife and kids, talk to us for a few minutes, and then call me a ‘bedbug’ to my face,” wrote Bret Stephens, of The New York Times. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Research [Strikes at Colleges Are at a 7-Year High as Unions Rebound]( [Image]( Noeleen McIlvenna By Steven Johnson Last year saw the most strikes across colleges since 2012, a new study found — more than double the number in 2017. More unions have formed in the same period. (PREMIUM) Students [A Palestinian Teenager, Accepted to Harvard, Was Deported Because of His Friends’ Social-Media Posts]( By Liam Knox Ismail Ajjawi, an incoming freshman, was searched on Tuesday and questioned for hours by immigration officials before his visa was revoked and he was deported to Lebanon. Ajjawi said officials cited political posts that his friends had made on social media. (PREMIUM) Admissions [Facing Criticism, College Board Backs Away From ‘Adversity Score’]( By Grace Elletson The score, intended to contextualize students’ performance on the SAT, drew complaints for oversimplifying their experience, among other concerns. BACKGROUNDER [Let’s Clarify a Few Things About the New ‘Adversity Score.’ (First, Stop Calling It That.)]( By Eric Hoover The College Board’s Environmental Context Dashboard has caused a lot of confusion. Now the organization is trying to explain its new measure of applicants’ disadvantage. (PREMIUM) Subscribe Today Without premium access, you are missing critical reporting and analysis on the news, policies, and controversies that are shaping the academic landscape. [Subscribe Today]( Views Advice [10 Suggestions for a New Academic Dean]( By Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti and Javier A. Kypuros In learning how to be a dean, the magic is in distinguishing between what requires compromise and what must be an executive decision. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Paid for and Created by Sodexo [Skills for the Work of the Future]( Employers want more people who can think creatively and critically, and who can supplement the burgeoning new technologies they use with tasks only humans can perform. New in the Store [How Presidencies Go Wrong]( The average tenure of today’s college presidents is declining, amid increased financial pressures and political divisiveness. Our latest in-depth report examines the complex factors shaping the presidency and features eight case studies of campus-leadership crises. It also includes access to exclusive interviews with seven presidents. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. Job Opportunities [Executive Director of Student Program Office]( Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business [Director of the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (FSUCML)]( Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory [Faculty Position]( Washington University [Assistant Dean for Communications]( University of Maryland [Dean of the School of Business]( University of San Diego [Tenure-Track Faculty Positions]( Gustavus Adolphus College [Instructor of Psychology]( University of South Carolina Lancaster [Instructor of Biology and Biology Lab Manager]( University of South Carolina Lancaster [Department Chair]( Virginia Tech [Executive Vice President and Provost]( West Texas A&M University [CLINICAL ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL ANALYTICS AND TECHNOLOGY (HCAT), Division of Programs in Business, NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS)]( New York University School of Professional Studies [Open Faculty Positions]( Metropolitan State University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up]( for other newsletters, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [The Chronicle of Higher Education](