The following chart, showing the job losses that have occurred in the nine economic recessions that have occurred since World War II and the rebound in job growth following those recessions, very recently appeared in Business Insider. The chart has been taken from the site Calculated Risk, and the brief accompanying article quotes Bill McBride…
Like many people with opinions on Adrian Raine’s speech tonight at the College of Charleston, I am angry. But I am not angry at the College for inviting an expert on the biological links to crime to speak, or for defending academic freedom by refusing to cancel a speech. I’m angry that pandering politicians are…
Mike Alewitz’s post “Bert the Turtle Meets Fear and Loathing on Campus” has made the following item seem especially apropos. The item has appeared in somewhat different form on the site Futility Closet (www.futilitycloset.com). It is re-posted with the permission of Greg Ross, who maintains the site. You can have daily updates from the site…
First of all, let me thank the administration of Chicago State University for calling my attention — and the attention of thousands of others — to the informative and entertaining blog maintained by Chicago State faculty as a forum for “the faculty’s uncensored voice.” As the Chicago Tribune, insidehighered, and the Chronicle of Higher Education…
There was a turtle by the name of Bert And Bert the Turtle was very alert When danger threatened him he never got hurt He knew just what to do – He’d duck and cover, duck and cover He’d hide his head and tail and four little feet He’d duck and cover! You may not…
On this day, it is sobering to put into perspective the costs to our veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.* About 2.5 million Americans are military veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 6,650 American military personnel have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least 6,300 “civilian contractors”…
As American colleges and universities scramble to cut costs, hold down tuition, and support academic programs, the parameters shaping student life remain at best undefined. What role does support for student life play in an academic setting? At residential campuses, most of the energy and financial support is appropriately directed toward the academic program. Student…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 California State University, Dominguez Hills Good afternoon. My name is Vivian Price, and I am speaking today representing the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education. We thank the President and the Department of Education for holding these hearings where such a variety of voices can be heard. Our organization, C-F-H-E,…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 California State University, Dominguez Hills Good Morning: Thank you for holding this public forum. We are honored to have you on our campus. My name is Kate Fawver and I am Professor and Chair of the Department of History here at CSU Dominguez Hills. I come before you today speaking as…
The fight continues to protect the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) — with about 80,000 students, the largest community college in California — from losing its accreditation. (For background see What Happened at City College of San Francisco). Yesterday, November 7, at a public forum featuring two members of the U.S. Congress, two state…