politics
Tim’s Tips: I Do. I Don’t.
I Do. I Don’t. May 10, 2012, 3:35 pm The Chronicle of Higher Education By Laurie Essig Fifteen years ago, Obama supported gay marriage, then he started “evolving” on the issue, and then yesterday he came out in support of gay marriage with a powerful statement that At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that [...]
Tim’s Tips: Senate Republicans Block Vote on Bill to Freeze Interest Rate on Student Loans
May 8, 2012 The Chronicle of Higher Education Senate Republicans Block Vote on Bill to Freeze Interest Rate on Student Loans By Kelly Field Washington Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked a bill on Tuesday that would temporarily freeze the interest rate on subsidized student loans, saying the measure would prolong the nation’s economic slump. [...]
Tim’s Tips: Taking a Stand
Taking a Stand Inside Higher Education May 2, 2012 – 3:00am By Kaustuv Basu Individual faculty members regularly weigh in on public debates. They write op-eds. They speak out at forums. Typically they do so as individuals, and many professors go out of their way to say that they aren’t speaking for their institutions. The [...]
Tim’s Tips: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Haidt Results
Liberals, Conservatives, and the Haidt Results April 23, 2012, 8:26 am The Chronicle of Higher Education By Mark Bauerlein Jonathan Haidt’s research and writings have received ample notice in recent months, including this profile in The Chronicle, this upcoming panel at American Enterprise Institute, and this article by Haidt in Reason Magazine. One reason is [...]
Tim’s Tips: Diversity: Obama’s HIgher-Education Agenda, Part 5 of 8
Diversity: Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda, Part 5 of 8 April 19, 2012, 10:41 am The Chronicle of Higher Education By Peter Wood When Barack Obama first came to national attention with his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he sounded a post-racial theme of national unity: There is not a black America and a [...]
Tim’s Tips: New Survey Explores Millennials’ Political and Religious Beliefs
New Survey Explores Millennials’ Political and Religious Beliefs April 19, 2012, 6:00 am The Chronicle of Higher Education “Young millennials,” those 18 to 24 years old, are divided over whether they believe the American Dream holds true today. Nearly three-quarters believe the country’s economic system unfairly favors the wealthy. Those are some of the findings [...]
Tim’s Tips: U. of California Settles Lawsuit Over Raid on Office for Leftist Causes
U. of California Settles Lawsuit Over Raid on Office for Leftist Causes April 12, 2012, 12:29 pm The Chronicle of Higher Education The University of California and the FBI have agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2008 raid by university police officers, federal agents, and others on an off-campus office [...]
Tim’s Tips: Durbin’s Higher Ed Opportunity
Durbin’s Higher Ed Opportunity April 16, 2012 – 3:00am Inside Higher Education By Gunnar Counselman and Michael B. Horn Although long overdue, there is finally a debate in Congress, the White House and the news media over how the federal government should address rapidly increasing college tuition. President Obama has repeatedly attacked rapidly rising tuition [...]
Tim’s Tips: Is The Conservative War on Professors New?
Is The Conservative War on Professors New? April 6, 2012, 11:50 am The Chronicle of Higher Education By Claire Potter At The American Prospect, Paul Waldman asks whether an attack on higher education is going to be central to the upcoming Presidential campaign. He predicts that professors will be “the villains in the story they’re [...]
Tim’s Tips: Political Disclosure
Political Disclosure Inside Higher Education April 6, 2012 – 3:00am By Scott Jaschik Economists are known as scholars who value “scientific,” “objective” work. Some have been known from time to time to put down other disciplines for being too ideological or political…. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/06/survey-finds-economists-know-leanings-scholars-presenting-work