Faculty Lounge Congressman Propose Colleges use 25% of Endowment Funds to Aid Students Spencer Irvine May 15, 2016 It sounds like a good idea, considering that students can barely afford college now: U.S. Representative Tom Reed says he’s…
Faculty Lounge Seattle University Students Occupy Dean’s Office Spencer Irvine May 12, 2016 So much occupying, so little time to do actual coursework and productive things in life.
Faculty Lounge Santa Ana College Announces 1 Tuition-Free Year Spencer Irvine May 9, 2016 Here’s the caveat: Students graduating from the Santa Ana Unified School District in California will receive free tuition in their…
Faculty Lounge Over 300 Colleges are Still Accepting Applications for Fall 2016 Spencer Irvine May 8, 2016 This sounds like enrollment is an ongoing issue for colleges and universities. Maybe the onerous Title IX regulations, high student…
Faculty Lounge Sweet Briar College Struggling to Meet Enrollment Goals and Stay Afloat Spencer Irvine May 5, 2016 The college was going to close, but then it isn’t. Yet, the college did not reach their enrollment goals and…
Faculty Lounge George Mason University Faculty Not Fans of Donation to Rename Law School after Antonin Scalia Spencer Irvine Specifically, the faculty senate said that the agreement between the university and the Charles Koch Foundation means that donors would…
Perspectives Universities Against Regulation… Of Themselves Malcolm A. Kline April 29, 2016 Academics found something they don’t want the government to regulate when they looked in the mirror. “Last year, for example,…
Faculty Lounge Anti-Semitic Resolutions Visible in University of California System Spencer Irvine January 20, 2016 From Campus Reform: A controversial resolution was passed at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) in November urging administration…
Faculty Lounge No Republican Professors Teach Theology at Creighton University, a Catholic Institution Spencer Irvine January 3, 2016 No balance among the university’s theology professors, apparently.
Faculty Lounge Are American Universities Overrated? Spencer Irvine November 19, 2015 It’s a great read on whether European or Chinese universities are better than the American institutions, after recent controversies on…
Perspectives Games Academics Play, Literally Malcolm A. Kline November 10, 2015 Those who thought academia couldn’t get more trivial might do a face palm over the trend toward gaming in higher…
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…
