A Brief Guide to Department Meeting Discourse
This has been making the rounds on Twitter:
Who Studies Philosophy?
A propos of Sen. Marco Rubio’s ungrammatical comment that “we need more welders and less (sic) philosophers,” the American Philosophical Association has posted an intriguing list of prominent figures in government and politics, activism, academia, business, religion, writing, news and journalism, arts and entertainment, and sports who either majored in or otherwise studied (sometimes at…
Campus-Carry Legislation Being Expedited in the Ohio House
The consideration of a campus-carry bill is being accelerated through the Ohio House. Ohio House Bill 48 is scheduled for a vote on the House floor tomorrow, November 17. If you are an Ohio resident, please contact your State Representative ASAP using our form [https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-your-state-rep-to-vote-no-on-hb-48?source=email&] to tell them that you oppose this bill. HB 48…
Honoring Nohemi Gonzalez
Among the 129 fatalities in the horrific and abominable terrorist attacks in Paris was Nohemi Gonzalez, a student at California State University, Long Beach, who was in Paris on a study abroad semester. Last night, hundreds gathered in Long Beach to honor her memory. The following account is taken from the CSU Long Beach website: …
The Salaita Settlement and the Corporatization of the University
Last Friday, Inc. published an article on the Salaita settlement. Written by Joseph Steinberg, the article is titled “How a Single Social Media Blunder Cost a University $2 Million.” It provides advice on how institutions can avoid having to make similar settlements and avoid even more costly litigation and potentially larger settlements. But it makes no…
The AAUP Chapter at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
The photos have been provided by John McNay, President of the Ohio Conference of AAUP.
Salaries and Meaningful Employment
In a post yesterday, I shared a list from PayScale of the 20 job categories for college graduates with the least variation between average starting salaries and average salaries at mid-career. What follows is another list derived from the PayScale data, of the 20 job categories for college graduates for which the highest percentage of…
The Ohio Conference Unanimously Endorses a Resolution Proposing a Legislatively Mandated Ratio of Full-Time Faculty to Administrators
This resolution is the last of four presented and unanimously endorsed at The Ohio Conference annual meeting on November 7. Whereas an analysis of the effectiveness of institutions of higher learning indicated that the ideal ratio for full-time faculty to each administrator should be three to one; (i) Whereas accrediting agencies recognize that having many…
Jobs in Which the Salaries Remain Relatively Flat
PayScale recently compiled a list of the 20 jobs in which the “salaries go nowhere”: that is, in which the person’s salary in mid-career varies least from their starting salaries. This sort of comparison seems to me to undercut some of the emphasis on how much graduates earn six years out from their graduation…
The Ohio Conference of AAUP Unanimously Endorses a Resolution Opposing Campus-Carry Legislation
This resolution is the third of four presented and unanimously endorsed at The Ohio Conference annual meeting on November 7. Opposition to House Bill 48 Whereas the Ohio Conference AAUP has a commitment to the safety and welfare of its members and their students, and to the educational missions of its members’ institutions; Whereas Ohio House…