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Fixing the transfer process as an equity issue; new Stanford provost is dean involved in speech dispute; helping grad students at meetings; 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](. TAINTED TREASURES [A Museum Was Warned About Looted Antiquities. It Didn’t Listen.]( By Stephanie M. Lee [STORY IMAGE]( Emory University’s art museum wanted only the finest artifacts. Hundreds of them are tied to convicted and alleged traffickers. ADVERTISEMENT A LEAKY PIPELINE [Why Fixing the Transfer Process Is an Equity Issue for Colleges]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( Most community-college students plan to complete a four-year degree, but only a small share actually does so. The problem is worse for Black and Hispanic students. BACKGROUNDER [Why Transferring Credits Can Be One of Higher Ed’s Most Stubborn Barriers]( By Scott Carlson [STORY IMAGE]( Bureaucracy, institutional self-interest, and seemingly minor systemic snags can make moving from community college through a four-year institution almost unbearably difficult. MOVING UP [Dean Who Defended Free Speech Is Named Provost of Stanford U.]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( After students disrupted a federal judge’s speech, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a 5,000-word statement condemning their actions and calling for civil dialogue. LATITUDES [Is West Virginia U.’s Plan to Cut World Languages Another Blow for International Education?]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Foreign-language faculty members are seeking new ways to demonstrate the relevance of what they teach. NEWSLETTER [Sign Up for the Teaching Newsletter]( Find insights to improve teaching and learning across your campus. Delivered on Thursdays. To read this newsletter as soon as it sends, [sign up]( to receive it in your email inbox. Virtual Events: Tune In Live [Chronicle Festival: The Ideas Shaping Higher Ed]( [STORY IMAGE]( UPCOMING: August 29-31 | 12:30 p.m. ET: How can colleges embrace new partnerships and approaches, put students at the center, and deliver on the value of a degree? Join this year’s festival and hear from top thinkers and leaders about ideas that will reshape colleges. [Register here.]( Upcoming Workshop [The Chronicle's Strategic Leadership Program for Department Chairs] [Join us this October]( for a virtual professional development program on overcoming the challenges and seizing the opportunities of the department chair role while creating a strategic vision for your department. [Reserve your spot today!]( Views ADVICE [We’re Not Doing Enough for Grad Students at Conferences]( By Benjamin L. Carp [STORY IMAGE]( Networking won’t save us, but we should endeavor to clear pathways instead of pulling up ladders or staying in our bubbles. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [College as a Public Good - The Chronicle Store]( [College as a Public Good]( Many leaders and industry observers say it has been decades since the heat on presidents has been this intense. [Order your copy today]( to explore what today’s presidents are up against, how things are changing, and how to navigate new challenges. JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Assistant Teaching Professor - Biology]( Pennsylvania State University [Multiple Positions]( Claremont Colleges [Assistant Professor in Archaeology, Department of Anthropology]( New York University Arts and Science [Assistant Vice President -Technical Education]( Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell [Assistant (Tenure Track) and Associate/Full (Tenured) Professor Positions, Environmental Studies]( New York University Arts and Science [Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor & Clinical Education Coordinator]( Athletic Training Program- Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health [Tenure Track position in Mechanical Engineering]( Bucknell University [Assistant Professor – Decision Science/Risk Analysis, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU]( Department of Fisheries & Wildlife [Assistant/Associate Professor in Theatre]( Brigham Young University–Hawaii [DEAN OF HELLENIC COLLEGE]( Hellenic College [Search other jobs.]( CAREER RESOURCES [August Article Collection about new beginnings] [Read this month's collection]( about new beginnings — first impressions, settling in at a new job, and thinking about what could be next. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037