A Finger on the Pulse
Check out the stories we’re tracking in higher ed news:
Climate Conspiracy
Hacked emails show evidence of longstanding scientific misconduct by advocates of global warming theory. This scandal should alter the burden of proof in the global warming debate.
Teeth-Bared Teachers’ Ed
The University of Minnesota looks to make race, class, and gender politics the “overarching framework” for teacher education.
California Tuition Turmoil
Protesters at the University of California have some demands that reflect ignorance of basic economics.
A Punchy Professor
A male Columbia University professor slugs a female colleague in an argument about “white privilege.”
Center for Social Justice
“Social justice” means different things to different people.
Academic Cheerleaders for Terrorists
Faculty members in UMass’s Colloquium on Social Change unsuccessfully invited convicted terrorist Raymond Luc Levasseur to speak.
Congratulations King’s College!
The King’s College in the Empire State Building is now fully accredited.
Particularly interesting in the climate conspiracy is the number of professors who are not interested in using the story as a “teachable moment.” I thought those were de rigueur in college classrooms now.