And here are some items of possible interest from newspapers published outside of the U.S.: Deeks, Andrew. “With Universities You Get Back What You Invest; Cuts in Funding Will Impact Our Ability to Produce Bright and Adaptable Graduates,” Irish Times 23 Sep. 2015: 14. Over the past seven years exchequer funding to universities…
The following paragraphs open an investigative article by Adam Weinstein titled “The Secret History of the Campus Carry Movement”: “June 13, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited an indoor shooting range in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Abbott wasn’t there to chew up targets. Rather, with a wall of long guns as his backdrop, the governor signed…
Comparing the following two maps does not provide a basis for making the case that “right to work” enhances public health and the quality of life of workers and their families: In the interest of full disclosure and to make it plain that I am not engaging in “fat shaming,” I am a…
You cannot make the case that “right to work” increases employment opportunities by comparing these two maps: __________________________ Previous posts in this series have included: Part 1: Population Growth and Movement: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/03/2666/. Part 2: Immigration: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/21/right-to-work-by-the-numbers-part-2/. Part 3: Unemployment Rates, by State: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/30/right-to-work-by-the-numbers-part-3/. Part 4: Historic Highs and Lows in Unemployment, by State:…
OCAAUP President John McNay appeared on “WHIO Reports,” a local news show in Dayton, to discuss the issue of administrative bloat at Ohio’s public colleges and universities. McNay was joined by conservative Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, as well as Dayton Daily News reporter Josh Sweigart and host Jim Otte. McNay used the opportunity to discuss the…
And here are some items of possible interest from newspapers published outside of the U.S.: Abas, Azura. “`Boost Intake of Foreign Students.’” New Straits Times [Malaysia] 22 Sep. 2015: 2. PUTRAJAYA: PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has urged the Higher Education Ministry to boost the number of foreign students studying in Malaysia…
Edwards, Mary Morgan. “State Puts Greater Emphasis on College Advisers; Schools with Best Results Get Bigger Piece of Funding.” Dayton Daily News 22 Sep. 2015: B, 2. The heat is on state colleges and universities to make sure more students succeed, and that makes academic advisers a key part of schools’ strategies. The past…
On September 17, the University of California Board of Regents discussed a proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance.” The statement, which was prompted by allegations of harassment of Jewish students, had met with wide criticism from advocates of academic freedom (including a post by John Wilson on this blog) on one side and from Jewish…
The education “reform” movement of the United States has roots going as far back as school desegregation and busing in the 1960s and the increase in numbers of private schools that resulted and, to a lesser degree, from the rise of the home-schooling movement. Both of these drew students from the public schools, primarily students who…
