InsightHigherEd reports on an Arizona Senate committee approved bill that would ban professors at public colleges and universities, while working, from:
- Endorsing, supporting or opposing any candidate for local, state or national office.
- Endorsing, supporting or opposing any pending legislation, regulation or rule under consideration by local, state or federal agencies.
- Endorsing, supporting or opposing any litigation in any court.
- Advocating one side of a social, political, or cultural issue that is a matter of partisan controversy.
- Hindering military recruiting on campus or endorsing the activities of those who do.
For a collection of presidental TV ad campaigns since 1952, visit “The Living Room Candidate” project of the American Museum of the Moving Image.
A supposed tradition of hacking has gotten a few MIT pranksters into trouble.
Or shall I say, administrative professional? A former law student at the University of Michigan is suing the university stating his lack of typing skill led to a lower GPA. He claims the university did not inform him that proficiency in typing would be required in order to do well on “timed examinations” and that it provides an unfair advantage to those who can type fast.
BTW, his name is Adrian Zachariasewycz. I am sure typing that took up a good chunk of his time right there.
A new soon to be out book studies what white college kids say behind closed doors alleging that racist banter is all too common among them. Please pay special attention to the comments, as they are very illuminating as to what philosophies with respect to distribution of power still persist.
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