Here is the List (below the break). The list intentionally excludes defense and homeland security. Much of it borders on facetious. There are a few attacks on education, cultural and academic areas (in blue) but the surprises are in what is left out. There are no proposed reductions in: Agricult[...]
Posts Tagged ‘humanities’
January 20th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Schools & Colleges
Humor: Cartoon Satires of Academic Careers
from xtranormal.com “So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities” “So You Want to Be an [Academic] Librarian” “So You Want to Be a Historian?” “So You Want to Go to Law School” “So You Want to Be a Journalist” “So You Want to Get a Ph.[...]
January 15th, 2011 - 11:40 am § in Uncategorized
The Global Class, Is Fascism Next?
Chrystia Freeland of the Atlantic has a very important article. The Rise of the New Global Class, a Prelude to Fascism? Christia Freeland’s piece in the Atlantic is a brilliant and frightening vision not of the future, but of a present that is likely summed up best by one word “fascism.&[...]
December 30th, 2010 - 9:02 am § in Misc.
Historians Find Myriad Errors In Virginia History Textbooks
Among The Errors … That Many African-Americans Fought For The South During The Civil War … That The Confederacy Included 12 States … & That The U.S. Entered WWI In 1916 Why is this NOT surprising? Liberal and Conservatives all see t believe that their beliefs can be legislate[...]