No longer really here. Editor at @chronicle. Author of Discredited: The UNC Scandal and College Athletics' Amateur Ideal. https://xitter.cf/t.co/l7xqAfLSvY
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My book, Discredited: The UNC Scandal and College Athletics' Amateur Ideal, has been published! It's about the rocky, complicated marriage between sports and higher education — and what happens when things go south. I really hope you read it: press.umich.edu/10171336/dis…
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Scoop: The NCAA is an employer of college athletes (jointly with PAC-12 and USC), and violated federal law by misclassifying them as mere “student-athletes” rather than employees, US labor board prosecutors have determined bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Among other things, this bill has a bounty-style provision forcing colleges' to pay the attorneys' fees and court costs of someone who successfully sues them for having, say, a DEI office
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News: Harvard's next president will be Claudine Gay, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences there: harvardmagazine.com/2022/12/…
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This is not the exact name i was expecting, but i was leaning towards thinking they were going to try and grab a politician. The NCAA's fate is completely tied to DC at this point.
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"She Said makes one-dimensional paper dolls of its protagonists … the thing about beyond-reproach characters is that they’re—sorry—not that interesting." open.substack.com/pub/dirt/p…
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"I increasingly believe the only honest way to handle this process is for the schools to pay the athletes who do the work, whether that becomes an employee/employer relationship, an independent contractor relationship, or something else." extrapointsmb.com/i-think-it…
Along with these stories, I really recommend this short essay for anyone who wants to get a grasp on rankings and prestige in higher ed: chronicle.com/article/higher…
I'm excited to have my rankings coverage on the cover of the latest print @chronicle!
You can read all of my rankings stories here: chronicle.com/author/francie…
If you want to read just one to get caught up on the issue (understandable), I recommend: chronicle.com/article/where-…
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To our journalism colleagues facing layoffs: @chronicle is actively hiring reporters.
As a former employee of a newspaper conglomerate, I can tell you this is a much more stable, and enjoyable, workplace that values impactful journalism.
Openings: bit.ly/3VJP2yN
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NEW: The Supreme Court will review the legality of Biden's student-debt relief plan. The justices will hear oral argument in February. In the meantime, the plan remains blocked as a result of lower-court rulings.
ALT Screenshot of order. Text reads: Consideration of the application to vacate injunction presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. "The application to vacate injunction is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted on the questions presented in the application. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the February 2023 argument session."
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SCOOP: Stanford is investigating its own president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, over research misconduct allegations.
The inquiry is being overseen by the board of trustees (of which the president is a member). He won't be involved, a spokesperson says.
chronicle.com/article/stanfo…
Stanford president’s research under investigation for scientific misconduct, University admits ‘mistakes’ stanforddaily.com/2022/11/29…
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NEW: Ohio State @PresKMJohnson is expected to announce her resignation Tuesday.
The board of trustees asked her to resign following an investigation following concerns about her that were raised by staff, sources told @DispatchAlerts.
My latest:
dispatch.com/story/news/educ…
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the @chronicle is hiring an investigative reporter to cover college leadership. come work with me! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/…
🚨 @chronicle is hiring a senior reporter to cover the fascinating world of college leadership, a great job IMO! Basic details here, and my DMs are open: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/…
Smart look by @franciediep at what the law-school departures mean for the U.S. News rankings: chronicle.com/article/is-thi…
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Aaand Berkeley Law is out: chronicle.com/article/a-thir…
Yale, Harvard, and Berkeley (1, 4, and 9 on the list) have withdrawn in the last two days.
Dean's Message: Berkeley Law will not participate in the US News rankings law.berkeley.edu/article/dea…
