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Halting Academic Incivility (That’s the Nice Word for It)
A report published last year in the Journal of Applied Psychology confirms what many might say is obvious: "Incivility, … defined as insensitive behavior that displays a lack of regard for others, is rampant and on the rise." This will not be news for academics. Consider the regular calls for an end to faculty incivility — the rudeness, abusive language, bullying, and general meanness that seem to characterize many of our interactions. We aren’t the only profession with jerks, certainly. But the academy does seem to offer a refuge for the obnoxious.
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Nonprofit Ads Tap ‘Game of Thrones’ to Highlight Real-world Conflict
Katherina Rosqueta of the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy comments on the strategy and impact of using popular fictional stories in nonprofit advertisement.
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Video: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Encryption (HBO)
Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is part of a piece about encryption.
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Center City Chain Has Mastered the Art of the Window Display
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School comments on how window displays can influence consumers’ purchase process.
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U. of California President Orders Tougher Response to Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Reacting to the latest allegation of sexual harassment by a senior faculty member of a subordinate, the University of California’s president, Janet Napolitano, said in a letter on Friday to all 10 chancellors of the university system that UC must henceforth respond to such cases “firmly, fairly, and expeditiously” and that the university must impose “appropriate sanctions” that “recognize the serious nature of these claims,” reports the Los Angeles Times. Ms.
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The Promise and Peril of Cluster Hiring
Jerry Jacobs of the School of Arts & Sciences is mentioned for his book In Defense of Disciplines.
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Should Colleges Provide ‘Safe Spaces’?
The notion of a campus “safe space,” which has seen much ink and ridicule, is nothing new, says Louie Dean Valencia-García. The teaching fellow at Fordham University in New York has studied student protest movements from those in Franco’s fascist Spain to “Occupy Wall Street.” The term “safe spaces” was first used by gay men facing ridicule and violence in the 1960s, as well as by young feminists being derided in classrooms. “It was a response to hate, and trying to find a place that was safer than those they were experiencing on campuses,” Mr. Valencia-García says.
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Burning More Calories Lowers Your Risk of Developing Dementia, New Study Says
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on researching showing that “what’s good for the heart is also good for the brain.”
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Meet the Academics Who Want Donald Trump to Be President
Peter Calautti finds a lot to like about Donald J. Trump. He likes that the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination is speaking to the concerns of people in working-class neighborhoods like the one where he grew up. He likes that Mr. Trump isn’t afraid to talk about illegal immigration. He likes that the Republican Party, which he says has abandoned conservative principles in favor of large-scale military intervention and tax cuts for the rich, is being punished by Mr. Trump’s ascendancy.
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High ‘Good’ Cholesterol Not Always a Good Sign
Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for leading a study about “good” cholesterol levels.