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The Academic Bait-And-Switch: Do Professors Make Good Administrators?

Feb 25, 2022 · Steven Zhou · Comments Off on The Academic Bait-And-Switch: Do Professors Make Good Administrators?

Academics sometimes have a bit of an unfortunate reputation of being big picture thinkers, with our heads in the clouds (or ivory tower) and disconnected from the realities of everyday … Continue reading “The Academic Bait-And-Switch: Do Professors Make Good Administrators?”


Exposing Critical Race Training in Higher Education

Feb 12, 2021 · William A. Jacobson · Comments Off on Exposing Critical Race Training in Higher Education

The Legal Insurrection Foundation, of which I am the president, has launched a website, criticalrace.org, to provide resources to parents and students regarding Critical Race Training in higher education. The … Continue reading “Exposing Critical Race Training in Higher Education”


Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins

Feb 11, 2021 · Anthony Hennen · Comments Off on Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins

It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that about 650,000 jobs were cut in the … Continue reading “Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins”


The Purely Imaginary ‘Rightward Transformation’ in Higher Education

Jul 31, 2019 · Phillip W. Magness · Comments Off on The Purely Imaginary ‘Rightward Transformation’ in Higher Education

One of the most peculiar claims to gain currency in higher education holds that academia has become captive to nefarious monied interests on the political right. Writings in this genre … Continue reading “The Purely Imaginary ‘Rightward Transformation’ in Higher Education”


Urban Universities: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?

Feb 23, 2018 · Stephen Walters · Comments Off on Urban Universities: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?

Look at any map of our recent presidential elections and a key fault-line in our fractured country becomes clear. Cities and their denser suburbs vote overwhelmingly Democratic and show up as blue islands. … Continue reading “Urban Universities: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?”


Assessment and Power in the University

Jun 7, 2017 · Erik Gilbert · Comments Off on Assessment and Power in the University

Universities have been assessing students by grading their work since the Middle Ages.  Sometimes students complained that the professor wasn’t fair, but nobody thought the system was fundamentally flawed. Then, … Continue reading “Assessment and Power in the University”


Colleges Try to Get Rid of Inconvenient Professors

Apr 7, 2017 · George Leef · Comments Off on Colleges Try to Get Rid of Inconvenient Professors

College officials have cultivated a nice image for themselves—scholarly people who care deeply about providing the best possible education for their students. The reality, however, is often very different. They … Continue reading “Colleges Try to Get Rid of Inconvenient Professors”


Universities Are Churning Out the Next Generation of Higher Ed Bureaucrats

Oct 17, 2016 · Stephanie Keaveney · Comments Off on Universities Are Churning Out the Next Generation of Higher Ed Bureaucrats

The number of non-academic administrators at colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, far outpacing the growth in students and faculty. According to a report … Continue reading “Universities Are Churning Out the Next Generation of Higher Ed Bureaucrats”

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    As a direct result of student complaints that his course was too difficult, Maitland Jones will no longer be teaching organic chemistry at New York University (NYU). Jones has a … Continue reading “Professor Maitland Jones and Declining Standards in Higher Education”

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