Faculty Lounge Louisville Bars Asian and White Candidates from Applying for Physics Position Spencer Irvine December 19, 2015 The job posting has been removed since the outcry, but really, University of Louisville? “The post … on HigherEdJobs mostly…
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…
Faculty Lounge University of Delaware College of Arts and Science Pledges $1 Million for Diversity Spencer Irvine October 21, 2015 One million dollars for diversity?! The University of Delaware’s College of Arts and Science has “introduced [a] new $1 million…
Guest Articles Moral Dementia at Stanford and Berkeley Richard Cravatts In a display of moral narcissism that British columnist Melanie Phillips has characterized as a “dialogue of the demented,”Stanford students…
Guest Articles Planned Parenthood Only Talks to Womyn’s Studies Professors and Students Mary Grabar October 10, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015, by Mary Grabar: (Part 1 of the series is here; part 2 here.) Alas, my requests…
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 Hillary Clinton’s Higher Ed Tax Increase Spencer Irvine August 26, 2015 Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her higher education plan to reduce college student loan debt. As the Americans for Tax Reform…
Faculty Lounge Yale Professor sees College Title as Offensive Spencer Irvine August 20, 2015 One Yale professor did the following, per the College Fix: Yale Religious Studies Professor Stephen Davis has made it known…
Faculty Lounge California High School Students who Failed State Exit Exam are Accepted to Universities Spencer Irvine Wait, what?! The College Fix said: Thousands of students in California are “in limbo” after being notified that they cannot…
Faculty Lounge Duquesne University wants Adjuncts to Support It in Its Fight against NLRB Spencer Irvine August 19, 2015 As the College Fix reported: A Catholic university’s three-year fight against the National Labor Relations Board has spooked some of…
Faculty Lounge Vanderbilt University has to Clarify Remarks that Students Paid $11,000 in Tuition due to Regulation Spencer Irvine It didn’t sound like a terribly rational argument to start with, but it’s been debunked.
