Faculty Lounge Conservative Prof. John McAdams Rejects Forced Apology Spencer Irvine April 14, 2016 John McAdams, whom Marquette University suspended over blogging and is pushing him to apologize to be reinstated, said he won’t…
Faculty Lounge Free Speech Crackdown is a Good Thing, College Student Claims Spencer Irvine April 2, 2016 Editor’s Note: Latest spin on free speech crackdown—change the world by changing the campus. Zachary Wood, guest blogging at the AAUP’s…
Guest Articles John McAdams Punished With Longer Suspension, Forced Apology John K. Wilson March 25, 2016 Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in the AAUP’s Academe Blog. Marquette University yesterday announced the punishment of John McAdams for…
Faculty Lounge More on Trump University Spencer Irvine March 15, 2016 From the AAUP’s Academe Blog: As Donald Trump’s opponents have tried to substantiate their assertions that he is a confidence…
Faculty Lounge So Criticizing Conservatives Mourning Antonin Scalia is a Thing? Spencer Irvine February 23, 2016 It is an interesting read from the liberal perspective at the Academe Blog on how conservatives defended the late Supreme…
Faculty Lounge Wheaton College Professor Larycia Hawkins Resigns after Hijab Controversy Spencer Irvine February 10, 2016 According to reports, Hawkins resigned after reaching a mutual agreement with the university.
Faculty Lounge University Lobbyists Provide Tickets for Lawmakers Spencer Irvine January 9, 2016 No better way to grease the wheels in the halls of state legislatures than inviting state lawmakers to college football…
Faculty Lounge 100 Years of AAUP Spencer Irvine January 8, 2016 Differences between conservative and liberal opinions of the AAUP and how it has stuck (or not) to their 1915 Declaration.
Perspectives Rutgers Faculty Opposes “Academic Inquiry” Malcolm A. Kline January 7, 2016 Academics generally resist most attempts to invade their sanctum. Nevertheless, although they may share an elastic definition of “scholarship,” they…
Faculty Lounge Update on China’s Detention of Labor Activists Spencer Irvine December 21, 2015 Via the AAUP’s Academe Blog, here’s the background: On December 3, authorities detained 20 labor activists in Guangdong Province. Four…
Guest Articles Wilson, Du Bois, and Who is Worth Honoring Jonathan Marks December 3, 2015 Guest blogger Jonathan Marks teaches political philosophy at Ursinus College. Corey Robin, a professor of political science at Brooklyn College,…
Faculty Lounge Academia Mistreating the Disabled Spencer Irvine November 12, 2015 Good take from the Academe Blog.
