Perspectives Colleges Wary of Scott Walker’s Higher Ed Reforms Malcolm A. Kline August 27, 2015 The Donald might not notice him and even Jeb Bush may barely acknowledge his existence, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker…
Perspectives Academic Privilege By the Numbers Malcolm A. Kline August 24, 2015 The nation and the Republican Party may or may not need ‘The Donald’ but a cursory look at what statistics…
Perspectives Colleges Micromanaging Free Speech Malcolm A. Kline August 21, 2015 Back in the day, when bosses and CEOs got a little too attentive to detail, we would wryly note that…
Faculty Lounge Harvard Professor Explores 2016 Presidential Bid Spencer Irvine August 15, 2015 Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic…
Faculty Lounge American University Law Professor Not a Fan of Conservative SCOTUS Justices Spencer Irvine August 14, 2015 Campus Reform reported: In a recent op-ed for The Xenia Gazette, Jamie Raskin, a professor of Constitutional Law at American…
Faculty Lounge Faculty Put Off Pay Raise to Temporarily Save Adjunct Jobs Spencer Irvine August 11, 2015 The College Fix reported: Different tiers of faculty don’t always fight with each other over money and control. At Eastern Illinois…
Perspectives Other Times for Choosing Judy Russell July 29, 2015 On July 17, Professor Michael Munger of Duke University hosted a forum at the Cato Institute about his new book,…
Guest Articles Why They Can’t Stop Trump Cliff Kincaid July 20, 2015 Editor’s Note: Two political scientists find Trump still has winning hands In a Sunday column in The Washington Post, “Stop…
Faculty Lounge Wisconsin Professor Claims Scott Walker Shares “Terrifying” Similarities with Adolf Hitler Spencer Irvine July 14, 2015 If a sociology professor said this about Barack Obama or any Democrat, you would hear more outrage from the liberal…
Faculty Lounge Displaying the Confederate Flag should be a Hate Crime, says Professor Spencer Irvine July 13, 2015 Seriously, a hate crime for waving a flag? Well, the professor does teach in Massachusetts, so no worrying about local…
Faculty Lounge LSU Fires Professor for Being Too Hard on Her Students Spencer Irvine July 9, 2015 A professor was fired because she was too hard on her students, but had a history of swearing at her…
Perspectives Faculty Who Won’t Leave Malcolm A. Kline June 29, 2015 Tenured faculty may make up an increasingly smaller proportion of the professoriate than in days gone by but they are…
