It's Not the Left That Controls Universities
A great piece by Asheesh Kapur Siddique an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst on who actually run the majority of the universities in the United States.
Over the last twenty years I have seen, first hand, the move from viewing YSU as a public, non-profit institution of higher education to a . . .
Fixing America's Colleges and Universities
My People
Chair of the Emory University Philosophy Department being arrested at a protest against the war in Gaza: https://x.com/PatrickQuinnTV/status/1783532600637681964
UPDATE: The economists are joining:
Three Years Ago
I realized my University didn't care about COVID-19
There is an episode of The West Wing where President Bartlett is caught on mic calling his opponent in the presidential race stupid, though not in so many words: “I think we might be talking about a .22 caliber mind in a .357 magnum world”. Naturally, this “hot mic” faux pas causes the press secretary C. J. Cregg to have to field . . .
Do Generalists Win in the End?
Preparing students for the workforce may make them less prepared
Interesting article detailing what many of us in higher education have known for a long time. In the long-rung (5-10 years out of school) those with a general education—or with both a specific and general education—fair better in their careers.
Job ready university degrees may not be the tertiary education solution we are hoping for: . . .
Reagan, Republicans, and Trump
Heather Cox-Richardardson
Interesting take on MAGA Republicans and the Party of Reagan by Heather Cox Richardson
What the Hell Has Happened to the Republican Party?
Gov. Chris Sununu on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Somewhere along the way, the Republican party lost its way both morally and philosophically. I'm not sure when it happened, but the party of small government, character matters (anyone remember the Bill Clinton years), personal responsibility, and protector and promoter of democracy have devolved into something unrecognizable. Quite . . .
