Perhaps never is history has there been such a disconnect between what schools teach and what students need to know.
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Requiem for Law School
After decades of steady growth, the legal profession is finding that it too is not recession-proof.
He Told You So
Obama Administration supporters watching in shock and awe as the government’s lawyers stumble their way through Supreme Court testimony on the Affordable Care Act might not have been so surprised if they had listened to some of the law’s opponents.
Ed Chief Gets Reprieve
Although his is hardly a controversy-free federal agency, Obama Administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan got off fairly easily in a live interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS.
Constitution Law Epic Fail
There is an obvious teachable moment in the Supreme Court case this week which tests the constitutionality of the Obama Administration’s health care program but most law professors will probably miss it.
Mediocrity for Dollars
The dramatic increase in college president salaries has not produced better leaders.—John K. Wilson of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Free Will & Academia
It’s Free Will Friday.
Alternative Education Establishment Online
If you want to avoid the bricks and mortar of the traditional college experience, as well as campus politics, you may find an increasing array of alternatives online.
Hamilton College Numbers Game
At a time when spending in higher education is viewed with increasing suspicion, Hamilton College is trying a new stratagem to justify it.
Class Conflict: An Academic Question
In trying to paint a picture of burgeoning class conflicts on American campuses, academics and their off-campus enablers promise evidence but mostly offer atmospherics.