Our intern Steven Koskulitz writes about the debate between academics on whether there should be more or less government intervention in higher education.
Topic: higher education
Angst About Higher Education Bipartisan
A surprising number of views held by political conservatives about higher education are shared by people who don’t share their philosophy, or at least their party label.
Concerns about Xenophobia leads to Effort to ‘Decenter English’ as Academic Language
Academics may be pushing to remove English as the lingua franca of academia due to allegedly rising xenophobia.
Professor Claimed Trump is ‘Itching for a Terrorist Attack’
A college professor alleged that President Trump is waiting for a terrorist attack to happen.
Professor: Due to Trump, Humans will suffer “Evolutionary Consequences”
“Evolutionary consequences” are in store for humankind, thanks to Trump, claimed a college professor.
‘Rainbow fort’ at Evergreen State to Comfort Triggered Students
There is a “rainbow fort” at Evergreen State, where students are being disruptive and it led to classes being canceled for several days, to comfort students who are scared.
Academic Jargon without Kool Aid
Academic jargon is hard to understand, but one academic noted that the insider terminology does not help students progress in their fields of study.
Outcry as New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez Vetoes Higher Education Funding
Academics are in a panic in New Mexico as the governor vetoed funding higher education institutions to stop the legislature from raising taxes.
Survey: Majority of Academics think it’s ‘Too Early to Tell’ if Common Core was the ‘Right Decision’
Common Core State Standards, a top-to-bottom federal government education curriculum, is a relative unknown among academics, college faculty and professors in higher education. A joint survey, headed by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), discovered that…
Aquinas College Plans Deep Cuts, Will Go Back to Main Programs
Aquinas College, run by the Dominican sisters of the Roman Catholic Church, will be scaling back its faculty and programs in order to focus on its bread-and-butter programs, such as nursing. The small Catholic college saw that by expanding its programs, faculty and residence halls, it was running a budget deficit.
Faculty Lounge
University of Louisiana-Lafayette Updates Free Speech Policy after Criticism from Student Group
Virginia State University has Vague Wording of “Public Morals” in Handbook
China to Suspend Advanced Placement History Tests by 2020
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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