A Small Stimulus for Colleges
…research support for advanced institutions, but as for buildings or campus renovation, the colleges got nothing at all. For a summary of the Stimulus Package of 2009, go to: www.wsj.com…
…research support for advanced institutions, but as for buildings or campus renovation, the colleges got nothing at all. For a summary of the Stimulus Package of 2009, go to: www.wsj.com…
…writings are posted at www.PeterBerkowitz.com. Jonathan Imber Cases about academic freedom are bellwethers for larger social and cultural unrest. They always have been, all the way back to the First…
…been admired for academic objectivity. Time for reappraisal? Everyone can check out the story by visiting President Oxtoby’s statements on www.pomona.edu. Critical local comments are on www.claremontconservative.com, www.claremontindependent.com, and claremontca.blogspot.com….
…who hail from out of state. Meanwhile, wages for most Americans have been left in the dust. Something had to give. The fate of the housing market comes to mind….
…endowment was up 46%. The College drew down its usual 5%, an imprudent indulgence in a fat year. Nine months later, after the dot-com bust, the budget was in paroxysm…
…I speak with lots of such students and their parents every year, and the one topic that is guaranteed to come up is: What should we make of the annual…
On Forbes.com today, Harvey Silverglate responds to a New York Times blogpost by Stanley Fish on Lawrence Summers, who may be president-elect Obama’s choice for secretary of the treasury. (We…
…Michigan Daily reports on another new school-specific service, mtextbooks.com – Other options continue to emerge, as the Michigan Daily continues: Another new site, Uloop.com, which was launched in 2007, provides…
…removal from a faculty senate email list after he complained about political discrimination on the campus (see, Adams was completely wrong!). Stories about the political character of the academy are…
…where Principles of Economics can be had for $93 and The Essay Connection for as little as $8.10. Numerous other websites, such as textbooks.com, half.com, ecampus.com, and campusbooks.com compete to…
The Moving Picture Institute and MindingTheCampus.com invite you to a public screening of Indoctrinate U on Monday April 14, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 PM. The screening will be held at the…
…Maloney’s response. You can read Wilson’s original review, and Maloney’s response here. Below is their second round of comments. Indoctrinate U is screening at select campuses and theaters in the…
…to the impressive volume of academic fraud he committed. I recognize that this fraud may never have been uncovered if it weren’t for the attention generated by his controversial comments….
…a website www.ItsAboutTimeBPP.com, dedicated to “preserving and promoting the legacy of the black Panther Party.” He’s entirely direct about his intention to showcase the Panthers’ “social and educational work” to…
…to MonsterTrak.com, as saying last month. A 2006 study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers indicated that 62.5 percent of new college hires performed undergraduate internships. Employers responding…
…get students to emotionally commit to them.” Samantha Harris echoed this point, noting that the University of Delaware program explicitly referred to the “treatment” of students; it’s no longer enough…
…childhood. As the number of applicants increases, competition for the most desirable schools becomes cutthroat, so the ambitious, forward-looking parent will design his child’s teenage years to accumulate experiences that…
…a strong American history or Western civilization component; by insisting that Western thought cannot be “privileged” at the expense of other offerings on, say, race, gender, class and sexuality. My…