The fall of higher education October 21, 2017Alan Fraser
Parents who continue to send their children to college and alumni who continue to contribute to colleges should have their heads examined. We've gone way beyond "this is embarrassing."
Trump’s Chance to Fix American Higher Education November 25, 2016Bonnie K. Snyder
With faculty and students alike resorting to calling in the therapy dogs and emotional support counselors to talk them off the ledge and back into the classrooms, a huge opportunity for reform presents itself to Donald Trump.
Virginia Universities Battling Free Speech November 19, 2016James G. Robertson
Three universities in Virginia associated with our Founding Fathers are embroiled in free speech battles over what faculty, students, and employees can or cannot say.
The Sham of the Ivory Tower June 6, 2015Eileen F. Toplansky
Most teachers have accepted the need to dumb-down material, accept a lackluster student body and make believe that the diploma conferred upon most of the graduates is a meaningful document.
Higher Education Arrogantly Ignoring its Problems March 24, 2015Warren Beatty
A recent colloquium of 300 college presidents, admissions deans, and financial aid directors reveals arrogant dismissal of the problems and desires of parents who pay their salaries.
Purdue University and my 'hate speech' May 17, 2014Maurice Eisenstein
Purdue's selective determination of who can use the University email system to promote their speech and personal blogs and who cannot, is illegal and unconstitutional.
