With the University of Illinois’ trustees at the center of a mounting scandal, it seems hard to disagree with the recent call to radically restructure their selection process by minimizing the role of the...
You would think that a survey of “American higher education governing boards” conducted by an organization called the Association of Governing Boards would survey the actual trustees that make up these boards. Well, think...
South Dakota State University is one of the 40 colleges and universities featured in a new report showcasing best practices from across the country to protect the free exchange of ideas on campuses. The...
Today an urgent need exists for a broader understanding of history and government. America is facing a crisis in civic education. Americans are not being good stewards with the legacy left by the Founding...
Host Paul Guggenheimer spoke with Anne Neal, President of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. South Dakota State University was recently featured and praised in their report featuring 40 colleges and universities from...
Review of John C. Cross and Edie Goldenberg’s Off-Track Profs: Nontenured Teachers in Higher Education. (Cambridge: MIT Press): 2009. According to the AAUP, 48 percent of faculty are part-timers, and 68 percent of all...
Who protects the public interest? That is the question. In today’s Federal Register, the Department of Education asked “interested parties” for nominations to NACIQI, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Overseeing...
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