Via the AAUP’s Academe Blog, here’s the background: On December 3, authorities detained 20 labor activists in Guangdong Province. Four have been placed under criminal charge, several are unaccounted for, and the rest have been…
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Academic Claims that Student Protests haven’t Violated Anyone’s Rights
Did this academic forget about the Missouri student journalist who was being threatened by a professor at the University of Missouri and other recent instances? Sounds like selective memory.
Wilson, Du Bois, and Who is Worth Honoring
Guest blogger Jonathan Marks teaches political philosophy at Ursinus College. Corey Robin, a professor of political science at Brooklyn College, concludes a recent piece in Salon by imagining how Princeton might distance itself from its former…
Academia Mistreating the Disabled
Good take from the Academe Blog.
Tim Wolfe Resigns from the University of Missouri
John K. Wilson on the American Association of University Professors blog offered his own interesting take on the UMizzou controversy: Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri, resigned this morning under intense pressure. I’m…
David Brooks Falling Apart
The AAUP’s Academe Blog tackles one of David Brooks’ latest pieces. It’s worth a read.
LSU Censured by Faculty, Students after Firing a Cursing Professor
The College Fix noted the following: The American Association of University Professors censured Louisiana State University for its firing of a professor, Teresa Buchanan, accused of cussing and telling sex jokes in front of students, and now…
Academia’s Binder Full of Women
In the last presidential election, the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, received much derision when he announced in a debate that as governor of Massachusetts, his team assembled “a binderful of women” as the top applicants…
Increased Computer Use in the Classroom could be Bad for Learning
A study recently pointed this out, as Academe Blog noted.
Are College Professors Becoming their Own Worst Enemy?
The Academe Blog takes a look at how some college professors have created an unsafe environment for themselves on college campuses.