“Gulliver (the United States) can’t get up because the Lilliputians (the government) are tying him down.”—Mike Morris, chairman and CEO, American Electric Power Company, Inc., July 19, 2011, The Atlantic forum on The New Work Era.
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A Legal Latin Bonus
“Lawyers get paid a little bit more because we can quote a few phrases in Latin.”—U. S. Senator John Warner, D-VA, July 19, 2011, The Atlantic forum on The New Work Era.
Try it, you’ll like it
“I am totally 100 percent in favor of the free market. We should try it sometime.”—
Jason S. Turner, esq., principal, Swankin & Turner, July 21, 2011.
Reduced Clout
“The recent growth in state laws requiring voters to show a photo identification has advocates for students worried that their clout at the polls will be sharply reduced.”—The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 29, 2011.
Education Reporting Gets Boost
Hard-hitting reporting of higher education has been so abysmal for so long that when newspapers cut back on their coverage of it, readers seldom notice.
Half-Prepared
“More than half of those who come to my college are not prepared.”—
Robert Templin, president, Northern Virginia Community College, July 19, 2011, The Atlantic forum on The New Work Era.
Iraq Odyssey
“Maybe if our presidents had read The Iliad and The Odyssey, we wouldn’t be in Iraq.” John Sexton, president, New York University, Mike Morris, chairman and CEO, American Electric Power Company, Inc., July 19, 2011, The Atlantic forum on The New Work Era.
Another Test Pattern
“Unfortunately, what we’re getting throughout America is kids who can’t do math with no speaking skills.”— Mike Morris, chairman and CEO, American Electric Power Company, Inc., July 19, 2011, The Atlantic forum on The New Work Era.
AIA DINNER: NO TENURE! WITH NAOMI RILEY
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011– Accuracy in Academia is pleased to announce that veteran journalist and author Naomi Riley will discuss tenure in Academia at the next AIA Author’s Night on July 26, 2011. “Accuracy in…
Shrinking Academic Bloat
According to Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard, “universities share one characteristic with compulsive and exiled royalty; there is never enough money to satisfy their desires.”
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Professors are Offered $2,000 to ‘Diversify’ Their Courses to be More Inclusive
Sounds like a bunch of academic and politically-correct jargon, doesn’t it? Administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are offering professors a sum of $2,000 to “diversify” their college courses to create a more inclusive…
Professor Led Workshop on How to Cope with Despair Post-Trump
A workshop was held at the University of Washington by Professor Anu Taranath, who helped the audience learn how to cope with the despair from the 2016 presidential election results when Donald Trump won the…
USC’s ’emergency fund’ for Immigrant Students Increased to $20,000
The University of Southern California decided to bump up the budget for their ’emergency fund’ for immigrant students up to $20,000 from the previous amount of $11,000. The fund is supposed to be used to cover…
Carnegie Mellon University Advised Professors to Avoid ‘Microinequities’ in Lectures
Per Campus Reform, Carnegie Mellon University has published a guide to advise professors to avoid “micro inequities” and other politically-correct buzzwords while giving class lectures: Carnegie Mellon University, for one, has produced a guide for creating…
Professor Takes Stance that State Government can Decide Property Rights of Private Owners
If there is an indefensible position on property rights, count on an academic to take it. On March 20 the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments in Murr v. Wisconsin, a property rights case…
Iowa State University Held ‘Social Justice Summit’ to Discuss Privilege, Activism
More social justice warriors being trained at universities, this time it’s at Iowa State University: Iowa State University recently held a “Social Justice Summit” in an effort to “create strategies for implementing social change.” The…
Anti-Trump College Professor Voted ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ after Rant Went Viral
Orange Coast College professor Olga Perez Stable-Cox was voted as the winner of the college’s “faculty member of the year” award, which also comes with the opportunity to speak at the college’s commencement ceremony. She…
Maryland: A Sanctuary State or a Safe Space after ‘Brutal’ Rape in School Bathroom?
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan did not mince words when he discussed how he felt about the Rockville, Maryland rape case where a 14-year-old girl was raped by two classmates, one of whom is confirmed to…
New Jersey to Universities: Act as ‘Safe Zones’ for Illegal Alien Students
Looks like the state legislature for New Jersey is formally asking their state universities to act as “safe zones” for illegal alien students in their state. Stockton University was the first to say it will…
University of Oregon Spent $41,500 to have Tah-Nehisi Coates Speak for 35 Minutes
Why did Tah-Nehisi Coates, a microaggression and race scholar, speak for only 35 minutes? Coates did not stick around for a question-and-answer session that was scheduled after his remarks. But the university is on the…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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