From The New York Times February 8,, 2017 Leo Botstein Not since the era of witch hunts and “red baiting” has...
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Killing Tenure
from Inside Higher Ed By Colleen Flaherty Jan. 13, 2017 Lawmakers in two states this week introduced legislation that would eliminate...
Universities, colleges paint depressing picture of dealing with 10 percent cuts
[Preface: The War on Higher Education ignites the New Year: budget cuts announced in Florida along with pending anti-tenure legislation...
Nationwide, state budget cuts disproportionately hit low-income, minority college students
from PBS Newshour BY JON MARCUS, THE HECHINGER REPORT January 3, 2017 at 1:29 PM EST States are disproportionately subsidizing schools...
The Unravelling of College Football Starts With All These Empty Stadiums
from Bloomberg News By Eben Novy-Williams Jan. 3, 2017 The business model of college football, long a financial boon to universities,...
On Self-Inflicted Wounds: Precarious Faculty and Academic Freedom
From Remaking the University (blog) By Christopher Newfield and Michael Meranze Since the election there has been much discussion of higher education’s...
Editorial: Keep guns off college campuses
[Preface: UFF President Jennifer Profitt has continuously led the charge against guns on campus and will continue to do so]...
Meaningless metrics mask troublesome trends in higher education
from Florida Politics By Florence Snyder Florida changes higher education funding formulas nearly as often as Kardashians change clothes. At the...
Holiday Party 2016
Join us for the 2016 United Faculty of Florida – Florida Atlantic University Holiday Party! WHERE: Villagio Ristorante, 344 East...
Impacts of Prestige Seeking in Higher Education
Academe Blog By Desiree Zerquera With fall recruitment in full swing, many colleges and universities may be eager to tout their...