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.
Topic: higher education
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.
Survey: 4 in 10 Universities see Drop in International Student Enrollment
Students from the Middle East and India blamed the ‘travel ban’ from the Trump administration as a deterrent to applying to American colleges and universities. But, the survey also noted that potential students cite the…
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Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
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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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