It’s interesting to see the value system at work among university administrators when they actually have to cut their budgets.
Faculty Lounge
High-Tech Truancy
Tens of thousands of students in Texas with microchip ids.
Rocky Mountain High Jinks
Things to do in Denver when you’re progressive
Bloggers Get Academic Credit
A pair of professors from the University of Missouri School of Journalism have done a surprisingly sympathetic study of the blogging enterprise.
Obama U Grows Again
Veterans of Democratic presidential administrations regularly best their Republican counterparts when there are job openings in academia.
Parents Avoid Chicago Trip
From coast to coast, parents not at the tender mercies of the Chicago Teachers Union are taking control of their children’s education.
Diversity Training Dog Whistle
George Washington University is mandating diversity training for campus groups.
Obamacare Reality Check
In defending Obamacare, an academic may be missing the obvious, like giving the law credit for what was already in place.
An Extracurricular Crucible
The Department of Education thinks it has found out what is wrong with American higher education—not enough extracurricular activities, specifically, not enough political ones.
U. S. News Epic Fail
When a private corporation gives out inaccurate information, its’ business generally suffers one way or the other. When a university does it, the school may drop a place in the U. S. News rankings.