Then there are those professors who take the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks upon the United States to vent their spleen about all that they see wanting in the U. S.
Yearly Archives For 2011
9/11 Academically
Pedagogical testimonies indicate that academia remained immune from the wave of patriotism that swept across the country in the wake of the 9/11 attacks upon America.
Inside The Ivory Cocoon
David Rubinstein, a retired University of Illinois at Chicago sociology professor wrote an article which originally appeared in The Weekly Standard that sarcastically thanked Illinois taxpayers for their contribution to his well-funded “cushy life.”
Infusion of Inaccuracy
When journalists retire to academia, they often find a new audience there. Those new followers, though, can be just as easily misled as the old readers and viewers.
Extracurricular Intimidation
Recently, some pedagogues have found new outlets for intimidation.
Another Executive Overreach
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan “will unilaterally override the centerpiece requirement of the No Child Left Behind school accountability law, that 100 percent of students be proficient in math and reading by 2014.”
Wasted Space
If the administration wants to get our economy out of the tank, maybe it should stop funding $1.5 million indoctrination programs!
Re CAP & Review
Throughout last week, this writer studied the education policy studies put out by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and by a variety of authors and writers from different educational fields and expertise.
Malcolm Kline on InsideAcademia.tv
Malcolm Kline joins Andy Nash for a conversation about higher education and Accuracy in Academia.
Catholic Professor Misinforms on Abortion
A professor at a Catholic college may have been spreading misinformation on abortion for at least two years, in various public appearances and blogs.