University of Rhode Island Revokes Flynn’s and Giuliani’s Honorary Degrees

BY CAROLYN BETENSKY In recent times, university presidents and boards of trustees have not exactly covered themselves in glory. Last week’s news that University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel had engaged in a hypocritical and inappropriate relationship was only the latest example of ignominious behavior on the part of a university leader. Schlissel was fired…

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Exclusion of NTT Faculty from Scholarly Research and Travel Funding

BY CAROLYN BETENSKY It’s Campus Equity Week, a week of action from October 21 to 25 when faculty, students, and other advocates on campuses around the country are calling attention to the increasingly precarious nature of academic employment and its negative implications for higher education. Guest blogger Carolyn Betensky focuses here on obstacles to research…

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University of Rhode Island Revokes Flynn’s and Giuliani’s Honorary Degrees

Exclusion of NTT Faculty from Scholarly Research and Travel Funding