Jim Gilmore, who ran as a Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 cycle and had served as Virginia’s governor, wrote an op-ed describing the problems that higher education and academia are facing today. It’s worth a read.
Topic: higher ed
Who is Paying for Diversity?
While The Donald hits the hustings talking, yea, bellowing, about the jobs America has lost, academia has actually added to its payrolls, but kept mum about who is picking up the tab. “The number of…
Illinois Professors Unhappy with Governor’s Pick to Higher Ed Board over Union Views
From the Campus Reform: “Professors are lashing out at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) appointment of a part-time lecturer to represent faculty on the Illinois Board of Higher Education, complaining the choice is anti-union.”
‘The Trump Factor’ is a Summer Class Studying the Rise of Trump in 2016
The Savannah State University summer course is a political science course that will study all things Donald Trump.
Congressman Propose Colleges use 25% of Endowment Funds to Aid Students
It sounds like a good idea, considering that students can barely afford college now: U.S. Representative Tom Reed says he’s open to modifying a controversial proposal to channel spending from large college and university endowments…
Seattle University Students Occupy Dean’s Office
So much occupying, so little time to do actual coursework and productive things in life.
Santa Ana College Announces 1 Tuition-Free Year
Here’s the caveat: Students graduating from the Santa Ana Unified School District in California will receive free tuition in their first year at Santa Ana College. The program will start this fall, and full-time students…
Over 300 Colleges are Still Accepting Applications for Fall 2016
This sounds like enrollment is an ongoing issue for colleges and universities. Maybe the onerous Title IX regulations, high student loan debt, kangaroo courts and the like are making students and parents think twice about…
Sweet Briar College Struggling to Meet Enrollment Goals and Stay Afloat
The college was going to close, but then it isn’t. Yet, the college did not reach their enrollment goals and could close in the long-term, in addition to their newly-installed president announcing he will retire…
George Mason University Faculty Not Fans of Donation to Rename Law School after Antonin Scalia
Specifically, the faculty senate said that the agreement between the university and the Charles Koch Foundation means that donors would have undue influence over professors, in addition to their opposition to renaming the law school…