By Andy Thomason. Cue rumors that Ms. Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology, had been fired for statements she made on Twitter about whiteness and the Confederate flag. Conservative websites were abuzz on Tuesday with articles quoting from the sociologist’s Twitter account. More...
By Richard D. Kahlenberg. With the U.S. Supreme Court set to rehear the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case challenging affirmative action in the coming term, the results of an important new survey released Tuesday by the American Council on Education may unwittingly undercut the arguments of supporters of race-conscious admissions. More...
By Karen Sullivan. In 1950, Ernest Hemingway reportedly told his friend A.E. Hotchner, "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
Years later, when I was 19, those words spoke to me, as they did to many young Americans. On the surface, Hemingway and I were opposites. More...
By Jay Sterling Silver. A recent exam question by a professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, who presented his students with the opportunity to raise their grades if the class acted altruistically, has gone viral, revealing — although no one seemed to see it — the delicate balance between incorporating life lessons into exams and the legitimate assessment of performance. More...
By Justin Gifford. My search for the story of Robert (Iceberg Slim) Beck — the pimp turned African-American writer of bestselling paperbacks — began long before I knew his name. I grew up in a white working-class area of Seattle back in the days before Microsoft and Starbucks changed everything. More...
By Lennard J. Davis. Today, many colleges pride themselves on being accommodating to all students — but in fact, far from aiding the cause of Americans with disabilities, colleges have been instrumental in blocking those rights. More...
By Steven M. Cahn. In a recent article, the dean of the faculty at Skidmore College is quoted as saying that the college should have a faculty that mirrors the community, and that when professors say they want to appoint the most qualified candidate, the dean is thereby provided with a teachable moment (“A Liberal-Arts College Intervenes to Diversify Its Faculty,” The Chronicle, July 24). More...
By George L. Hanbury II. Student-loan debt is of great concern to me as a president, as I am sure it is to all presidents. At Nova Southeastern University we do everything to keep tuition as low as possible and offer the quality education expected of a private selective research university of nearly 26,000 students, 80 percent, or approximately 21,000 of which are graduate and professional students. More...
By James L. Doti. The outcry over the growing burden of Stafford student loans is loud and getting louder. A recent Wall Street Journal article characterized it as "a hot issue in the 2016 presidential race as contenders float proposals that rethink what college should cost and who should foot the bill." More...
By Nathan Bennett. This is a challenging time for higher education. Securing funds for operations continues to be daunting. Public universities are continually reminded that there is little appetite among state legislatures for increased budgets. More...
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