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Why is that college president smiling?

Monday, November 17, 2008

Because he’s raking in a fortune. Higher education should exemplify moral leadership, but institutionally it too often presents little more than moral bankruptcy and corruption.

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The Fifth Dragon King

Friday, November 14, 2008

The fifth Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, crowned this week, has the right outlook:
I will never rule you as a King. I will protect you as a parent, care for you as a brother and serve you as a son. I have no personal goals other than to fulfill your hopes and [...]

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The Cult of Social Work

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Academic departments of Social Work, like their kindred departments in Schools of Education, are more like cults than scholarly enterprises. FIRE reports today that the Binghamton University Department of Social Work is retaliating against a student who dared to challenge the cult’s leaders:
The department ordered the suspension of a master’s student for one year with [...]

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Magical Thinking in Higher Ed

Thursday, November 13, 2008

FIRE asks: “Does Lone Star College–Tomball Really Fear the Word ‘Gun’?” Clearly it does.
Just imagine if someone had used the word porcupine. “They have sharp quills! They hit people with their tails! They live in the woods with crazy people!”

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