An academic tries to make the case that our peripatetic president’s business trips abroad do not constitute an “apology tour,” as some of President Obama’s critics have often alleged. “Obama always links the expansion of…
Topic: academia
George W. Bush Reappraised? Sort of
We think we’ve found the closest thing you will ever see to a scholarly defense of George W. Bush. “Let me begin by acknowledging that George W. Bush is unlikely to be remembered as a…
Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts are headed to Legislature, making U of Wisconsin Nervous
Walker proposed $300 million in budget cuts for the University of Wisconsin system, which is not a lot considering their large budget.
Scott Walker’s Smart Higher Ed Proposal
The governor of Wisconsin has provoked the ire of the higher education establishment in the state by suggesting that professors on the state payroll spend less and work more. “In the future, by not having…
Pell Grants don’t help Career-Oriented Students
Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to show for it? A policy paper by the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin James points out…
Scott Walker to Wisconsin Professors: Work More than 14 Hours a Week
And he’s not kidding about that, as he’s slicing $300 million from the University of Wisconsin budget to close a budget gap.
Scott Walker’s New Budget cuts $300 Million from Higher Ed
13% of the University of Wisconsin’s funds are being slashed by Governor Scott Walker, who is responding to estimates that the state’s budget will be some $900 million short by 2017.
Left Losing Wisconsin’s Teacher’s Unions
It’s getting harder and harder to find left-wing activists, even in public school unions in progressive Wisconsin. “In 2011, in the wake of the largest workers uprising in recent U. S. history, I was elected…
Harvard is Fighting the Obama Admin’s Rules
Great op-ed on why the Obama Department of Education is overreaching their boundaries with sexual assault rules. Schools like Harvard shouldn’t have to have such onerous regulation from the top, which actually do no one…
Fracking College Degree to be Offered at Illinois Community College
Talk about an actual practical college degree, for starters.