Members of an earlier generation remember exactly where they were when President Kennedy was assassinated. For a later generation, it was 9-11.
Perspectives
College of the Ozarks Drops Nike Gear
A small, private Christian college in Point Lookout, Missouri made headlines this week after the global apparel company Nike cut an ad with controversial football athlete Colin Kaepernick.
Penn State Mathematician’s Politically Correct Math
A Penn State University mathematics professor allegedly included his political views in multiple exams.
Harvard Black Law Students Neutral On Kavanaugh
BLSA’s neutrality pledge is quite remarkable in an age when there is precious little that universities or university organizations are neutral about.
Student Government In California Now A Sanctuary
And maybe school boards as well, thanks to an “urgency statute signed into law by outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown.
Training Reporters To Promote Government
If newspaper reporters largely seem to act as press agents for government programs, perhaps part of the reason may lie in the practical training they receive in college.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate wants Free College for Maryland DREAMers
Ben Jealous, the former president of the NAACP, is running for governor as a Democratic Party candidate against Republican incumbent Governor Larry Hogan. Jealous beat a more moderate, business-friendly Democrat in the primary, and has…
Leader of Arizona “Red for Ed” Glad Senator McCain Passed Away
A leader of the teacher activist group called “Red for Ed” recently posted on social media that he is “not sorry” that Arizona Republican Senator John McCain passed away due to brain cancer at age 81.
Does Business Support Higher Education?
The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU) is touting a survey it conducted as proof that businesses feel better about higher education in the United States than the American public at large, but you don’t have to go very far inside the report they issued to discover that perhaps they should use it as a teachable moment for themselves.
No Time For Common Core Of Classics
Perhaps to some, when you have to chose between reading Charles Dickens or studying a driver’s manual, the choice is obvious.