A great tribute to Peter Schramm, who passed away at age 68.
Topic: college professors
Texas Professor Corrects Ban on “God Bless You” in Syllabus
Fox News with the latest: A Texas professor issued a syllabus last week telling students to refrain from certain classroom behaviors, including “saying ‘God bless you,’” claiming that doing so would be disruptive. The University of…
Are College Professors Becoming their Own Worst Enemy?
The Academe Blog takes a look at how some college professors have created an unsafe environment for themselves on college campuses.
Some Mizzou Professors Cancel Class to Show Solidarity with Protesting Grad Students
As Campus Reform noted: Several MU professors plan to cancel classes Wednesday—just two days after the beginning of the fall semester—in order to attend the rally in support of their teaching assistants, who are demonstrating…
INFOGRAPHIC: Average Professor Salary is $100,000 and Other Facts about the Ivory Tower
Check out our latest infographic on the lack of results from higher education:
Professors Divided on Birthright Citizenship
Interesting how there’s actually division among professors on this topic.
Colleges Wary of Scott Walker’s Higher Ed Reforms
The Donald might not notice him and even Jeb Bush may barely acknowledge his existence, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is still causing absolute apoplexy on the part of his state’s university professors. ‘Tenure no…
Academic Privilege By the Numbers
The nation and the Republican Party may or may not need ‘The Donald’ but a cursory look at what statistics we can extract from academia today suggests that the academic world needs somebody like him….
Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech
Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that they were “micromanaging.” Today, students actually want university administrators to micromanage free speech, putting the…
Harvard Professor Explores 2016 Presidential Bid
Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic Party.