Statistic of the Day
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH
A Horrible Illustration of the Expression “Déjà vu All Over Again”
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH These two cases are not exactly alike, but they are enough alike that one would think that the outrage over the second case would be much more heightened, rather than so much more muted, than that provoked by the first case. This is from an article by Lizzie Crocker for the…
Islamophobia Can Be a Money Pit, Too
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This item has been distributed by Loonwatch [http://www.loonwatch.com/], a website that tracks examples of Islamophobia and other expressions of Nativism, xenophobia, White nationalism, and hate-think: “The 2016 presidential election season has been punctuated by the implosion of the Republican party, decimated by the long nurtured hatred and xenophobia that it has…
When “Evolving Positions” Becomes a Euphemism for Incoherence
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The woman who speaks at the very end of this video demonstrates how readily a prideful disregard for the need for any consistency of opinion and any nuance of opinion can be misconstrued for some new kind of honesty.
We May Be Better Off Not Knowing the Details
BY MARTIN KICH This item was posted to our faculty listserve yesterday: “A pair of navy blue men’s dress slacks were found outside between Rike and Allyn halls. If you are missing them, please email me.” The item about the lost men’s slacks reminded me that about 30 years ago, I wrote a poem about…
Fisher v. UT and the Insider Baseball of College Admissions
BY MICHAEL A. OLIVAS This is a guest post by Michael A. Olivas, the William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Houston Law Center. The most recent of his fifteen books is Suing Alma Mater: Higher Education and the Courts (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). He hosts a weekly NPR radio show,…
Katehi Resigns
BY HANK REICHMAN University of California at Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, who was suspended in April after the UC Office of the President opened an inquiry into allegations of nepotism and misuse of student funds, resigned today after an investigation commissioned by UC President Janet Napolitano found that she had violated “multiple policies,” “exercised poor…
CFT/AFT Files New Complaint Against ACCJC
POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN The following is the text of an August 8 press release from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT): This week, the California Federation of Teachers filed a substantive new complaint against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, arguing that the accreditor of California’s community colleges has failed so completely…
Chicago Teachers Warn of Strike
POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN The following is a partial transcript of Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis’ remarks at a news conference yesterday in response to the new Chicago Public Schools budget: I am Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union. I am joined by fellow officers, Vice President Jesse Sharkey and Financial Secretary…
Suffering Suffolk: 5 Presidents in 5 Years
BY BRIAN C. MITCHELL Here we go again. Late last month, the board of trustees fired Suffolk University’s president, Margaret McKenna, for cause. She is the fifth president in five years to depart the school. The six-month saga had more thrills, spills, and missteps than the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and has become something…