By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The former head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Pacific gave athletic prospects the answers to course work and tried to persuade multiple people to lie during a National Collegiate Athletic Association investigation into the alleged violations, the association announced today. More...
10 octobre 2017
A Cheating Coach
A September of Racist Incidents
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Assaults and race-related posters and graffiti afflict college campuses across the U.S., inflaming students as the academic year begins. More...
Rutgers Escapes Relatively Unscathed
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University receives relatively mild punishment from NCAA, even though the former head football coach pressured faculty member to raise a player's grade and didn't act when players tested positive for drugs. More...
Court Finds Due Process Denied in Sex Assault Case
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Federal panel blocks suspension of University of Cincinnati graduate student, saying institution did not respect his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual assault. More...
Sleek, New and Just for Engineering Students
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Engineering students at Arizona State University need not leave their slick new dormitory on the college’s Tempe campus for some of their classes. More...
Black Eye for College Basketball
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Bribery and corruption charges against four coaches and high-level executives underscore -- again -- the big money and the influence of corporations in recruiting, and may be another external blow to college sports. More...
Wheaton Gives Community Service to Players Facing Felony Charges
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Wheaton College, in Illinois, punished five football players by assigning them to write essays and complete community service for their role in a 2016 hazing episode. They also now face felony charges. More...
The challenge of change: advice from Keynes
The challenge of change: advice from Keynes
Harvey P. Weingarten, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, 2016/08/25
It is inevitable, I think, that proponents of 'quality' in education will call for an end to the mandate to provide access to all, instead focusing on 'higher quality' for a few. More...
Ruling Pushes Door to Grad-Student Unions ‘Wide Open’
Ruling Pushes Door to Grad-Student Unions ‘Wide Open’
Peter Schmidt, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2016/08/25
While a graduate student association president I spent two years working to unionize graduate teaching assistants. The effort was ultimately unsuccessful. Not because of law - unionization is much easier in Canada and contributes greatly to our more equitable society. More...
A Domain of One's Own in a Post-Ownership Society
A Domain of One's Own in a Post-Ownership Society
Audrey Watters, Hack Education, 2016/08/25
This article describes what is in retrospect a remarkable turn of events: in the digital world, private enterprise has realized the Marxist ideal, the elimination of private property. More...
