After 36 years as a full-time faculty member, I retired as a tenured professor from the University of Southern California on May 15, 2022. Retiring faculty members typically retain as … Continue reading “Why I’ll Never Be Allowed to Teach at USC Again”
I began teaching at the university level in June 2018, while I was still a graduate student at George Mason University. This upcoming year, I’ll begin a tenure-track assistant professorship … Continue reading “The Education of a Classically Liberal Educator”
The pandemic has affected numerous aspects of daily life. Included among these are how students and faculty relate and respond to each other on campus. With many classes going virtual … Continue reading “Do American Undergraduates Still Respect Their Professors?”
Although tenure has been hotly debated over the years, it is still widely misunderstood as guaranteeing a professor a lifetime position. What happened in May to Joshua Katz, a classics … Continue reading “Tenure’s False Promise”
Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a two-part series of articles. Part 2 can be found here. Does academic freedom protect faculty members who promote such activities as genocide, … Continue reading “On Academic Freedom, Public Comments, and the “Fitness” of Faculty”
As if landing a college teaching position wasn’t already difficult enough, the powers-that-be have placed another obstacle in job-seekers’ path: the so-called “Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” better known … Continue reading “The Toxic Absurdity of “Diversity Statements” “
Students can survive by cheating unless their professors enforce academic integrity standards. We presume such enforcement exists, but my personal experience suggests otherwise. Let’s be honest: professors face unpleasant consequences … Continue reading “Cheaters Never Prosper—Or Do They?”
One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors. They … Continue reading “The Professors Made Their Bed”
Americans’ trust in higher education is wavering. Back in 2018, a Pew Research Center survey found that about 61 percent of Americans think that the higher education system is going … Continue reading “Did You Know? Americans’ Views of College Professors”
Students across the country report that they are being left in the dark about their grades. Even when students turn in their assignments on time, as required, some professors take … Continue reading “Did You Know? Some Professors Are Slow to Grade”