Why Are College Football Players Dying So Much More than Professional Players?
"Prehistoric" methods and ideas of college football coaches are putting their players into mortal peril. On The Washington Post.
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Why Is Vox Downplaying Serious Campus Free Speech Problems?
Vox's coverage of free speech issues has included confirmation bias and interpreting studies in ways that are contrary to researchers' data and conclusions. On Heterodox Academy.
Trump Education Nominee Comes with High Praise
Robert L. King, Trump's nominee for assistant secretary for postsecondary education, had a rocky start in New York but found his stride in Kentucky. On Inside Higher Ed.
Trump Nominee for Higher Ed Post Comes with High Praise
The Slipping Brand Value of a College Degree
Victor Davis Hanson argues it's "growing harder and harder to equate elite university branding with proof of knowledge" as so many leaders show basic ignorance or lack of wisdom. On National Review.
Students Desert English Departments Overtaken by Identity Politics
Academics continue to blame external factors for the drop in English majors rather than looking inward to find why students don't care anymore. On Minding the Campus.
Silent Sam Pulled Down by Protesters at UNC
During a rally last night, protesters roped and broke the Silent Sam statue from its pedestal. On the News & Observer.
When Reform Weakens College Quality
Gaming dual-enrollment loopholes, cutting credit requirements, and other changes in higher ed could make a college degree less rigorous in the name of graduating more students. On the Hechinger Report.
A Strong Economy, but a Weak Higher Ed Sector
A growing divide between the haves and have-nots among colleges is exacerbating financial problems as expenses outpace revenues. On The Washington Post.
When Academic Institutions Don’t Defend an Academic
Rachel Fulton Brown is a Medievalist whose conservative views have been baselessly labeled as white supremacist and incitement to violence, but academic organizations have mostly been silent. On the National Association of Scholars.