Interesting take on the academic way of life.
Topic: tenure
A Teacher who was Late to School 111 Times now Blames Breakfast for Tardiness
The College Fix reported: Arnold Anderson, an elementary school teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was late to work 111 times over the last two years. The district tried to fire…
Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus
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…
Faculty Put Off Pay Raise to Temporarily Save Adjunct Jobs
The College Fix reported: Different tiers of faculty don’t always fight with each other over money and control. At Eastern Illinois University, which is suffering from a steep enrollment drop and reduced state support, tenured and…
Union Loses Bid to Force Union Representation of College Professors
So the labor unions lost a bid to force college professors to join their ranks and pay them dues? Yes, and it’s quite interesting.
Virginia Tech Implements Ideological Litmus Test for Tenure
This is not a good thing if universities really want full inclusion of people from varying ideologies: “Virginia Tech is reportedly requiring professors seeking tenure to pass a sort of litmus test when it comes to…
Wisconsin Professor Under Fire for Aggressively Tweeting anti-Walker Info to Incoming Freshmen
She went far and beyond solely criticizing the GOP and Scott Walker via Twitter, but searched out future college students at the University of Wisconsin on the social media platform and fed them anti-GOP information.
Faculty Who Won’t Leave
Tenured faculty may make up an increasingly smaller proportion of the professoriate than in days gone by but they are hanging onto their jobs with both fists. “Tenured faculty age 50 or older can be…
Race Hoaxes in Colleges are the Status Quo, writes Michelle Malkin
Great column by Michelle Malkin on the Rachel Dolezal fallout after her race hoax was discovered.
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…