Professor runs for Parliament to save universities from themselves: ‘We have a crisis of courage’
David Haskell tried to promote freedom of expression at Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University by working from the inside, with little to show for it.
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Prof: The concept of American exceptionalism is ‘absurd’
A Simmons University professor dismissed the concept of American exceptionalism as "absurd," when commenting on the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister in the U.K.
Chinese Nationalists bring threat of violence to Australia universities
The Chinese nationalists disrupting pro-Hong Kong democracy rallies at the University of Queensland arrived 300 strong, with a speaker to blast China’s national anthem. They deferred to a leader in a pink shirt. And their tactics included violence.
Trump renews amorphous free speech threat to campuses
US president’s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals
In Virginia, 80 percent of the highest-paid public employees are in higher education
Nearly 80 percent of the highest paid state employees in the state of Virginia are public university staffers
Oberlin College attempt to fight $25M judgment backfires big time
Oberlin College asked the court for a stay of judgment in a lawsuit involving a local bakery.
Publishers’ Pending Merger Faces Growing Opposition
Concerned about limited purchasing options and potential price increases, students and consumer groups challenge the proposed merger of two major textbook publishers.
Congress investigates ED in wake of abrupt Art Institute closures
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh shuttered abruptly in March, locking out students and breaking rules set by accreditation agencies on how to properly close schools.
Secret of the female breadwinner: marry down
Women who out-earn male partners need to have significantly higher qualifications, Australian survey suggests
Nobelist backs internal review for papers, ‘trust’ scores for scientists
The ‘best’ scientists lack time for peer review, and academics should be rated for ‘worthy’ papers, argues Dan Shechtman
