Gender Studies may never have had a clear mission but it is still susceptible to mission creep.
Faculty Lounge
MD Democrat Curtails School Growth
A Northeastern governor is considering education spending cuts and this time it is not New Jersey’s Chris Christie.
Strunk & White Bashing
In their ongoing attack on clear and precise grammar, professors attack the one book that promotes both—Strunk & White’s Elements of Style.
Breadline U
In the 1930s, marathons and amateur contests allowed beleaguered Americans to literally sing and dance through the Depression. In this economic downturn, the Lumina Foundation urges suffering Americans to go back to school.
Duke Family Values
Like colleges and universities of old, it its own way, Duke is trying to act “in loco parentis” with an emphasis on the loco part.
Annual MLA Panel Preview
At a time when most people pick out pine trees, many English professors make plans to travel to the annual convention of the Modern Language Association.
Remedial But Green
With remedial education becoming more of a trend on college campuses every year and employers complaining that new hires lack basic skills, public schools are naturally pursuing grants that will prepare students for environmental activism.
Bailed-Out & Stimulated Universities
Taxpayers may not have much reason to feel bailed out and stimulated but university officials do.
AP Buys Education Clue
The Associated Press might actually be onto something in its education coverage.
Enabling the Disabled
Hope springs eternal in the academic breast, at least for the secular.