The Seattle Times today proudly ranks the UW as # 54 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 list of the best national universities. We rank 16th among public universities in this list. I am unimpressed My issue here is completely different from the usual debate in our state about how can we s[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Academic Standards’
July 25th, 2016 - 9:57 pm § in Misc.
The week Turkish government closed down a total of 15 universities.
Dear Colleagues, The week Turkish government closed down a total of 15 universities. There are 165 universities in Turkey; 103 of them are public, 62 are private. All the universities that have been closed down are private. The government has stated that the students will be placed in othe[...]
July 21st, 2016 - 6:59 pm § in Misc.
TURKEY … sign the petition
Open Letter to the Elected President of Turkey As one who has looked to Turkey as evidence that a democratic Islam could prosper, giving others the chance to learn all that is good in what the Prophet taught .. As one who is proud that my ancestors lived in Andalus in its golden age ,, […][...]
Former UW Prexy Young, Now Tops Pay for Presidents at a Public University.
Chiefs of 5 public colleges paid more than $1M The AP (story by COLLIN BINKLEY) is reporting that pay for presidents at state universities is continuing to climb at over 4% per year in defiance of the public outcry of the cost of higher education. Chiefs at 5 schools topped the $1 mill[...]
May 15th, 2016 - 8:47 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Why The UW Needs to Reinstate Language Requirement
The Centrality of Translation to the Humanities: Towards Cross-cultural and Transdisciplinary Communication Written By: Krista Brune on October 10, 2013 No Comment While my colleagues ventured to Latin America and Europe over the summer, I headed to the middle of this country to spend three weeks[...]
May 10th, 2016 - 1:17 am § in America
Has Obama Failed?
The Obama presidency has been harmed by many things. Some of these are the horrible heritage of a bungled, four trillion dollar war left behind by George Bush and others come from the disgusting racism encouraged by the Republican Party. Beyond all that, however, there is another issue. That issue [...]
The Hypocrisy of the AAUP Listserv
Tomorrow they will be gone! Academics read. Most citizens associate academics with free expression, reading and discussing what has been written by colleagues from a day ago or even a year ago. Many citizens also worry that speech on campus is censored, not by the right but by the left. [...]
No Professorships For You!
Open Letter to My Students: No, You Cannot be a Professor also posted No, You Cannot be a Professor–the Reactions and For New Readers: Northwest History’s Greatest Hits.] In a way it is the greatest compliment a student can give. I ask them what they want to do with their history degree.[...]
BREWSTER: Road to Prestinge: SHRINK the College