It is time for a direct and specific disavowal of a key component of the sacred text of the AAUP: the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure. Most genuflect before its presence as either the Magna Carta of higher ed, the common law of the profession, the great classic document of academic freedom…
This is a guest post by Kamala Visweswaran. She is a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California–San Diego. She is the editor of Everyday Occupations: Experiencing Militarism in South Asia and the Middle East (University of Pennsylvannia Press, 2013). My current Academe article, “Palestinian Universities and Everyday Life Under Occupation,” is not an article that describes causes, but rather the consequences of…
There is often a debate on American college campuses about the role of the university as a catalyst in the economic development of its region. Some argue persuasively that the university is an educational institution and should not be expected to divert its resources to build the local economy. Others also make the case that…
Let’s start with an article from the London Times on the impact of the economic slowdown in China on graduate enrollments in U.S. universities. “China Crisis a ‘Serious’ Risk for US Grad Schools.” Times Educational Supplement 24 Sep. 2015. The decline in Chinese students attending US graduate schools is expected to cause major…
And here are some other items of possible interest from newspapers published outside of the U.S.: “City Centres Are the Science Parks of the 21st Century.” Yorkshire Post 24 Sep. 2015. Britain’s city centres should be seen as the science parks of the 21st century, Leeds City Council’s chief officer for economy and…
In previous posts, I have focused on controversial decisions by President Scarborough during his first year at the University of Akron. Several posts have reported on his decisions to eliminate, then to redefine, and finally to restore the University of Akron Press—and, on the faculty and student activism that influenced those changed decisions. But, beyond…
The following item appeared in the September 24 edition of the Dayton Daily News. “FAIRBORN – Wright State University officials did not charge a Cincinnati man who drew a crowd on the campus last week by tearing pages from a book that he said was the Quran, Islam’s holy book. “In a YouTube video of…
The following item appeared in the September 24 edition of the Irish Independent: “50 New Jobs at Student Lender” Specialist student lender Future Finance is to more than double its workforce to almost 100 people over the next two years as it looks to launch on offering into the Irish market. The Dublin-based firm…
I’ve been working on a book about the effect of the Internet on the terms of employment and working conditions of faculty at all levels. As a result, I’ve read an extraordinary amount of “disruption” literature lately. You know, Christensen, Carey, et. al. – all those people who are just chomping at the bit to…