Ed. As the UW Presidential Search continues with little apparent faculty input, this survey of sitting presidents is very disturbing. The bottom line is that these CEOs seem to have no interest in academic quality, whether that means addressing the increasing issue of remedial classwork or the nee[...]
Archive for March 6th, 2011
March 6th, 2011 - 9:16 pm § in Schools & Colleges
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS: Solve budget crisis = online ed, drop tuition “discounts,” end tenure.
March 6th, 2011 - 6:25 pm § in Politics
Marine Le Pen poll rating shock for French politics
An opinion poll suggesting far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win the first round of next year’s presidential election has caused a shock in France. The survey for Le Parisien newspaper puts the National Front leader, who took over from her father Jean-Marie in January, ahead of all other ca[...]
March 6th, 2011 - 11:55 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Government Says Demonstrations, Marches Prohibited by Kingdom’s Laws
from Bloomberg News: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said that : Protests “contradict” Islam and the values of society, the Riyadh-based news service cited the official as saying. They harm public interest, infringe on the rights of others, spread “chaos” and lead to bloodshed, the offici[...]