A new survey suggests they are. As relayed by Martin Kich on the academe blog maintained by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), most professors (60%) think insufficient funding is the overriding issue affecting…
Monthly Archives For November 2018
Silent Sam Still With Us
He may be out of sight but he’s still around somewhere in the vicinity of his former roost–the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rethinking Federal Intervention in K-12 Education
Or, what is the Common Core of government policy?
Syracuse University Mandatory Diversity Course Receives Negative Feedback
A mandatory diversity course at Syracuse University apparently was not well-received by Syracuse freshman, many of whom had nothing to do with a video full of racist language (which some at an university fraternity had participated in).
Public University Hosted Adult Film Actress for Campus Event
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse hosted an adult film actress on their campus, which caused so much of a controversy that the chancellor will repay the expense out of his own pocket.
Two-Thirds Of Americans Fail Citizenship Test
That’s right, the ones who are born and raised here.
Dueling Economists in Harvard v SFFA
The case that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) brought against Harvard University will likely not be decided until early next year, plenty of time for both sides to bring in outside help.
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Inflated Grades: What Happens When Report Cards Lie
On November 8, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute held an event which dealt with the issue of grade inflation in U.S. schools. The National Assessment on Educational Progress (NAEP) has shown that only about a…
University of North Alabama has Unwritten Rule for Professors: Don’t Talk to the Media Without Permission
The University of North Alabama has an unwritten media interview policy for professors: Don’t do an interview without prior approval by the administration.