Faculty Lounge University of Texas Panel Recommends Relocation of Confederate Statues or Add Explanations Spencer Irvine August 12, 2015 A university task force made several recommendations, one of which was to add explanations to the statues to give context….
Faculty Lounge Vanderbilt University Football Apologizes for Tweet Spencer Irvine It is a tweet. A TWEET. People are outraged over everything, but let’s take into account the context (via College Fix):…
Faculty Lounge Updated Dept of Ed Financial Watch List of Troubled Colleges Spencer Irvine Let’s hope that your alma mater or colleges that your friends, coworkers or their children are going to are not…
Faculty Lounge Professors Avoid Participating in Research about Divestment due to Politics Spencer Irvine The College Fix with the latest: When National Association of Scholars research associate Rachelle Peterson recently attempted to interview a…
Perspectives Baltimore’s Choice and America’s Judy Russell In January 2015, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has introduced the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education…
Faculty Lounge Hillary Clinton Proposed $350 Billion Plan for “Debt-Free” College Spencer Irvine August 11, 2015 As Campus Reform reported, Hillary Clinton didn’t give specifics on who will actually benefit and what “wealthy” means: Hillary Clinton…
Book Reviews, Perspectives A Millennial’s Search for Meaning Judy Russell In Demetrius Minor’s autobiography, Preservation and Purpose: The Making of a Young Millennial, the young Pentecostal minister relates his journey…
Faculty Lounge Faculty Put Off Pay Raise to Temporarily Save Adjunct Jobs Spencer Irvine The College Fix reported: Different tiers of faculty don’t always fight with each other over money and control. At Eastern Illinois…
Faculty Lounge The Urgent Demand for STEM Graduates may be Overblown Spencer Irvine Even the AAUP is doubting whether the emphasis and urgency of graduating STEM degree holders is actually an accurate one.
Faculty Lounge Fraternities Support Bill that would Limit Colleges’ Role in Sexual Assault Cases and Unilateral Judgment Spencer Irvine Considering how colleges have not allowed for due process to play out for accused students, this is a positive step…
Perspectives Academics Ready for Iran Malcolm A. Kline A group of scholars has concocted a plan to implement the U. S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement that looks even sketchier than…
Faculty Lounge Penn State’s New Logo is… Not Impressive Spencer Irvine August 10, 2015 The College Fix reported: Penn State’s calling it an “identity refresh.” Critics are calling it a train wreck. Inside Higher…
