Perspectives Several GOP Presidential Candidates Increased College Spending as Governors Malcolm A. Kline August 17, 2015 At least half a dozen current and former governors are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Two-thirds of that…
Faculty Lounge Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977 Spencer Irvine Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Perspectives Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus Malcolm A. Kline August 16, 2015 He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin…
Faculty Lounge The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University Spencer Irvine August 14, 2015 Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by…
Faculty Lounge Updated Dept of Ed Financial Watch List of Troubled Colleges Spencer Irvine August 12, 2015 Let’s hope that your alma mater or colleges that your friends, coworkers or their children are going to are not…
Perspectives Sustainability in Higher Education Judy Russell August 10, 2015 Sustainability has become a recurring theme among American colleges, and whether it’s through university curricula or carbon offsets, this new-wave…
Faculty Lounge The Bill Cosby Scandal and Higher Education Spencer Irvine August 5, 2015 Check out this take from the Academe Blog on how the Bill Cosby scandal has affected higher education institutions.
Events, Perspectives Community Colleges Pay for the Tofu Spencer Irvine July 13, 2015 President Barack Obama’s latest education initiative is #FreeCommunityCollege for American students, but it brings up the question, will it make…
Faculty Lounge California Universities Using Taxpayer Dollars to Help Illegal Immigrants Spencer Irvine June 1, 2015 Sounds like a bad use of taxpayer funds, right? Creating facilities catering to only illegal immigrants, etc.
Perspectives Is Higher Education a Leisure Pool? Malcolm A. Kline May 18, 2015 A group called College Rank has helpfully compiled a list of colleges with the best leisure pools in academe, some…
Events, Guest Articles, News Kiss of Debt Nick Kowalski May 13, 2015 Beth Akers of the Brookings Institution, co-author of controversial research on the status of student loans, downplays the significance of…
Faculty Lounge College Education Doesn’t Guarantee Anything, writes Victor Davis Hanson Spencer Irvine April 10, 2015 As Hansen put it: “A bachelor’s degree is no longer proof that any graduate can read critically or write effectively….
