Guest blogger Jonathan Marks teaches political philosophy at Ursinus College. Corey Robin, a professor of political science at Brooklyn College, concludes a recent piece in Salon by imagining how Princeton might distance itself from its former…
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Smart Power can Counter ISIS, says One Expert
Let the recap from GW Today do the talking, regarding British Council chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane’s remarks at George Washington University: Fully combatting ISIS, he said, must include efforts to connect with displaced Muslims and…
Colleges Join the White House Climate Change Roundtable
George Washington may be turning in his grave to hear about this climate change alarmism. According to their e-mail newsletter, GW University President Steven Knapp had “attended a roundtable discussion” at the White House “as…
Refugee-Themed Dinner Night at George Washington University
In an article published in the university’s e-mail newsletter, George Washington University lauded its annual event called the Interfaith Dinner (whose original name was not mentioned in the article). The dinner event, sponsored by both…
Protests at Occidental College Seek to Force President to Resign
Why are the protesters clamoring for the college president’s resignation? Campus Reform has more: Oxy United for a Black Liberation denounced Veitch’s presidency saying, “he is incapable of dealing with any issues concerning the wellbeing…
Games Academics Play, Literally
Those who thought academia couldn’t get more trivial might do a face palm over the trend toward gaming in higher education. “Several courses in my department at the University of Michigan have been gamified,” Kentaro…
Academics Want Your IRAs
When academics are ready to fix a problem, hold onto your wallets. “America’s middle class faces a growing retirement crisis,” Christian Weller and Teresa Ghilarducci write in an issue brief for the Center for American…
Washington Coach Praying for Keeps
Students aren’t the only ones who get suspended from Washington’s Bremerton High School. Based on yesterday’s decision, so do coaches. That’s the latest in the outrageous case of Joe Kennedy, the devout Christian at the…
The Wesleyan Controversy and a Double Standard for Campus Free Speech
In what is yet more evidence that universities have become, at least where campus free speech is concerned, “islands of repression in a sea of freedom,” as Chester E. Finn Jr., a former Assistant Secretary…
USC Student Housing Remodel as Student Enrollment Grows
Here is a telling line from the press release: According to the USC FY 2014 Financial Report, the USC student enrollment has grown substantially since 2010, with an increase of about 1,200 additional freshmen per…