He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin are having a real world impact there. “Who wants to work in a state where…
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The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University
Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by the Academe Blog.
Updated Dept of Ed Financial Watch List of Troubled Colleges
Let’s hope that your alma mater or colleges that your friends, coworkers or their children are going to are not on this list.
The Urgent Demand for STEM Graduates may be Overblown
Even the AAUP is doubting whether the emphasis and urgency of graduating STEM degree holders is actually an accurate one.
Censure Issued to University of Illinois after Salaita Controversy
As the College Fix noted: “…The American Association of University Professors voted to censure the University of Illinois for rescinding its job offer to Steven Salaita.” “Having already released a report in April that said…
Scott Walker Strikes Again and Again
Like dentists, government officials know they’ve hit a raw nerve when cavities respond. “Bad news always seems to drop on Fridays,” Dave Vanness, an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, wrote on a…
Illinois to be Censured for Ousting Anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita
The University of Illinois will be censured for firing Steven Salaita, who had left his previous job at Virginia Tech to work at Illinois. But, his comments about Gaza and Israel (like the one below)…
Roots of Revisionism
At Accuracy in Academia, we have long complained of academic historians who ignore primary sources in favor of secondary ones. What gets lost in that process from the former approach to the latter one is,…
Common Core: Beyond Rote
As we’ve noted before, when proponents of the Obama Administration’s Common Core education reforms try to make the case for the program, they often end up giving material to its opponents. Case in point: the Center…
Republican Sighted in Academe!
Academia is up in arms. The board of trustees at Florida State University (FSU) just named a Republican to be its president. Something called the FSU Progress Coalition just posted its concerns on the Academe…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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