In an article written for the New York Times, Dan Bilefsky has reported that “Donald J. Trump has threatened to abandon plans to invest more than $1 billion in Scotland if Britain bars him from entering the country over his comments that Muslim foreigners should not be allowed into the United States.” (Permit me a digression. I cannot help…
The American Historical Association will be considering a resolution tomorrow at its annual meeting that condemns the absence of academic freedom for professors and students in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza. Some 126 historians signed the Historians Against the War (HAW) resolution. There has been organised protest against the resolution from groups…
“The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders,” by George Packer (January 7th) “Unmournable Bodies,” by Teju Cole (January 9th) “I Switched to a Standing Desk, So Now You Should, Too,” by Tom O’Donnell (February 25th) “Did John Roberts Tip His Hand?” by Jeffrey Toobin (March 4th) “Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant…
Writing for the Indianapolis Star, Seth Slabaugh reports: “Ball State University didn’t hire a television production company or advertising agency to create four new TV commercials that will start airing next month in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend. “The ads were produced by students and directed by faculty and administrators. “’This is one of…
If you’ve been following my frequent posts on the controversies involved the Accrediting Commission for Junior and Community Colleges (ACCJC) and the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), you’ll recall that last month I reported at length on a meeting of the National Advisory Commission for Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) attended by California community…
When I came across an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on a university course on sex-toy design, I assumed that it was a gimmicky topic to increase student interest in a standard course. I could not have been more wrong. Here are some of the highlights of the article, written by Tom Major: …
Yesterday in an addendum to a post written by Brian Mitchell, I referred to the “charter” university phenomenon, which has led elite public universities to accept much-reduced state subsidy in return for greater autonomy, which has meant in practical terms more aggressive recruitment of out-of-state and international students who pay higher tuition. Writing for the…
University of Alabama Auburn University Boise State University Brandeis University University of California Chicago State University University of the Cumberlands Dartmouth College University of Dayton University of Delaware Note: I recognize that the University of Dayton is in Ohio. In a previous post, I included…
The “right-to-work” states are indicated in red, and the pro-labor states in white: Compare that map with the following maps: __________________________ Previous posts in this series have included: Right to Work by the Numbers, Part 1: Population Growth and Movement: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/03/2666/. Right to Work by the Numbers, Part 2: Immigration: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/21/right-to-work-by-the-numbers-part-2/. Right to Work by…
CNN has reported the following comments made by Donald Trump about the journalists who have been covering his campaign: “Even Donald Trump has limits. “The Republican front-runner–who frequently lambasts the media as ‘scum’ or ‘horrible’–reassured reporters at rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday that he had no desire to execute the press who cover…