Perspectives Scott Walker’s Smart Higher Ed Proposal Malcolm A. Kline February 6, 2015 The governor of Wisconsin has provoked the ire of the higher education establishment in the state by suggesting that professors…
News, Perspectives Pell Grants don’t help Career-Oriented Students Spencer Irvine February 5, 2015 Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to…
Faculty Lounge Apparently, there is LGBT Mennonite Literature Spencer Irvine There is a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to pay for the travel costs for a gay Mennonite literature panel in…
Faculty Lounge Wisconsin Professors Upset at Gov. Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts Spencer Irvine But, it could be beneficial as Walker believes it will make the University of Wisconsin system more efficient and cut…
Faculty Lounge California Democrats suggest Illegal Immigrant Work-Study Program Spencer Irvine But, the lawmakers have not decided how to fund the work-study program. Also, the program will only benefit illegal immigrants.
Faculty Lounge D.C. Councilman wants to name City University after Marion Barry Spencer Irvine This isn’t a joke. The effort is to rename the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) after deceased former…
Faculty Lounge Concealed Carry on Texas College Campuses? Could be a Reality Spencer Irvine In light of school shootings, this could help mitigate such tragedies with concealed carry permit holders possibly deterring potential perpetrators.
Faculty Lounge Scott Walker to Wisconsin Professors: Work More than 14 Hours a Week Spencer Irvine And he’s not kidding about that, as he’s slicing $300 million from the University of Wisconsin budget to close a…
Faculty Lounge DePaul Students Fundraise for Convicted Palestinian Terrorist Spencer Irvine Rasmea Odeh was convicted in Israel for her participation in bombings in 1970: one killed two students in a marketplace…
Perspectives Questioning Common Core Malcolm A. Kline February 4, 2015 Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has nine question for Common Core opponents, which I would like to…
Faculty Lounge Scott Walker’s New Budget cuts $300 Million from Higher Ed Spencer Irvine 13% of the University of Wisconsin’s funds are being slashed by Governor Scott Walker, who is responding to estimates that…
Perspectives Left Losing Wisconsin’s Teacher’s Unions Malcolm A. Kline It’s getting harder and harder to find left-wing activists, even in public school unions in progressive Wisconsin. “In 2011, in…
