Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencementNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) – Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War. Rice said in a stat[...]
Posts Tagged ‘UW’
May 3rd, 2014 - 11:34 am § in Misc.
Rutgers’ Commencement Speaker, Condi Rice, Shamed by Protests, Backs Out
Does the University of Hawaii Practice Free Speech”
Is Regulated Free Speech Free? At the UW, faculty have complained that the AAUP has restricted the use of its listserv to speak out on the issue of boycotting Israel as an occupying country. While I oppose the boycott, I am even more disturbed by the lack of a free discussion. Two examples from t[...]
April 26th, 2014 - 3:17 am § in Schools & Colleges
OMG my first Ombud joke.
Politically correct speech has stifled a very large segment of the natural human instinct to make fun of other people. Anyone telling an ethnic joke must now begin by looking around the room to see who will be insulted. An especially egregious example of this is the enforcement of politically correc[...]
April 23rd, 2014 - 3:56 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
AAUP: Universal Scholarships?
Last week, over n the AAUP listserv. Robert Wood referred to an NPR article describing a program in Michigan where philanthropists in Kalamazoo fund universal college tuition. Rob asked, “Imagine if we were able to set one of these funds up statewide in Washington? How much would it cost? [...]
April 17th, 2014 - 9:38 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Choosing the UW over Princeton?
The GPA to get into the UW is now around 3.7. When I went to Harvard, Princeton was a notorious haven for the white elite. That has not been true for some time. Their great efforts to become a part of the diversity of America are reflected in the careers of Michelle Obama and [...]
April 17th, 2014 - 4:49 am § in Schools & Colleges
Is Faculty Research Part of Their Teaching?
from Inside Higher Ed Grant Quota to Be Paid Colleen Flaherty You study homelessness, or female sexuality, and are considered a leader in your field. You aren’t tenure-track but you’ve been a star teacher at your institution — one of the nation’s wealthiest — for m[...]
April 10th, 2014 - 10:18 am § in Hypocrisy
Sometimes the right is right
Over at HorsesAss, Goldy complains that “Governor Inslee has absolutely nothing political to gain from appointing a justice from the other side of the mountains. Either way, he will not receive a single Eastern Washington daily newspaper editorial board endorsement in 2016, regardless of his[...]
April 10th, 2014 - 9:53 am § in Misc.
What $10,000 Can Buy In A College Degree
Historically, academic degrees were created to recognize expertise in religion, law, and government. The terms “Rabbi” and “Doctor” were both pathways to careers dependent on book learning. Similar titles recognized elite expertise in Confucian, Islamic and Buddhist cou[...]
April 9th, 2014 - 10:01 pm § in Misc.
Universities share, not restrict, knowledge
Professor Devin Naar Talks on His Role Collecting Family Histories This evening we heard Prof. Devin Naar talk about the Seattle Sephardic legacy. Dr. Naar is collecting “Seattle Sephardic Treasures” lent or donated to the University of Washington for digitization, preservation and study. Th[...]
Of May Day and UW Logos
Today is May Day …. the day radicals on the left celebrate as their version of labor day. The day UW students will proudly fly banners with the UW logo, while faculty fear punishment if they even identify with the UW. May Day, I have read, memorializes the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, 1886, [...]