BY MARTIN KICH This is the lead item in a news item from the Far-Right media site World Net Daily: If you cannot read the line right before “Read More,” it says: “Finally someone with all-American blood has the guts to stand up against government orders.” Decades ago, when I spent more time on barstools,…
BY MARTIN KICH This item appeared in yesterday’s Morning Education newsletter from Politico: NCAA LOSES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT: The unanimous decision from three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means that the NCAA must allow costly educational benefits and even cash awards for student-athletes. — The ruling falls short of the push for college athletes to…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In an article published on Saturday evening by the Washington Post, Dan Baltz has much more thoroughly presented basically the same case that I was attempting to make in my post from last Friday. Here are some selected passages from the beginning of Baltz’s article: The government’s halting response to the coronavirus pandemic…
BY THE AAUP TITLE IX SUBCOMMITTEE The AAUP released on May 15 a response, prepared by a subcommittee of Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure and the Committee on Gender and Sexuality in the Academic Profession, to new Title IX regulations. Below is an executive summary of the response. The full response is available…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The collective effort expressed in this pledge has been organized by AAUP Advocacy Chapters at Ohio University, Ohio State University, and Miami University. We pledge to demand genuine shared governance—visible and tangible involvement in decisions affecting the academic mission, at our own schools and all over Ohio. We pledge to demand…
BY MARTIN KICH “The NCAA, the presidents of the universities, the Power 5 conference commissioners, the athletic directors need to be meeting right now and we need to start coming up with answers. In my opinion, if we have to bring our players back, test them. They’re all in good shape. They’re all 18, 19,…
BY MARTIN KICH In my previous post, I tried to point toward some light in the midst of all of the darkness by highlighting some evidence of the continuing economic value of having a college degree. I would like this post to be considered within the context provided by that data. I am less concerned…
BY JUDITH GRANT This three-part article continues from Part 1 and Part 2. Failure to Invest in the Region At OU, we have a special mission to educate the citizens of the state of Ohio, especially those in the region of Appalachia. “Today, fewer Ohio adults age 25-64 have at least an Associate’s degree or…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Here is an extraordinary performance of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by the brave men and women from NHS in honor of the Llandudno’s Venu Cymru, which has been turned into a temporary coronavirus hospital. During this process, the facility has been renamed to Ysbyty Enfys, which is Welsh for Rainbow Hospital,…
BY MARTIN KICH There is no good news in this pandemic—only bad and worse news. An article written by J. Edward Moreno and Justine Coleman for The Hill opens: College graduates are poised to enter one of the most difficult job markets in U.S. history. Nearly 4 million people are expected to graduate with a…