Duquesne University caves?

It appears a Duquesne University professor who used a racial slur in class will be allowed to get his job back. Pity. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the details. Mr. Gormley on Friday met a deadline to respond to a faculty grievance committee’s recommendation that Gary Shank be reinstated. Members last month found the professor “exercised …

The Big 10 will soon complete the selling of its soul

11Dec2015 Photo: Anthony Moretti The Big 10’s conference leaders staked the moral high ground this summer by saying the conference wouldn’t play football (or any other sport) this fall because of coronavirus fears. Then the lust for money and the championship dreams of one of its football teams made those supposedly ethical leaders change their …

What we’re not admitting when it comes to ASU journalist Rae’lee Klein

UPDATED: 1:55 p.m. EDT, 9-20-20; I've edited the First Amendment section of this post and expanded on the tolerance section. In adopting the point in the initial post that the First Amendment doesn't allow someone to be tossed in jail, I should have included a reminder about ASU being a public university. Rae’lee Klein is …

An open letter to the fall semester

Dear fall semester, I find it odd writing you, an inanimate object; but in a year that has had so little coherence to it, such a letter seems perfectly rationale. We’re about to commence on the most unusual semester, and that’s coming off a rather bizarre spring term. It’s go time in one week at …

STAFF: The unsung heroes as our campuses ready to reopen

The people completing the tasks mentioned below might not have the exact titles I’m listing here (or the assignments might be handled by other departments), but you know who they are: The unsung heroes getting our college campuses ready for reopening. Chances are no matter their title, they’re considered staff on our campuses. And that …

College football fans will be pivotal this season

Two college football teams will spend the next two weeks in quarantine. That means no workouts for either the Michigan State or Rutgers football teams. Yes, multiple positive coronavirus tests within each program are the cause. And it’s not yet clear how those 14 days in quarantine will effect either team with preparations for the …

An open letter to Scott Galloway

Scott, Enough. Your peddling of doom -- and the worst example was your recent analysis suggesting that roughly 90 U.S. colleges and institutions could close because of coronavirus -- serves no one's interests. And that's especially true as we navigate through a pandemic with the Executive Branch having abandoned any pretense of leadership. Now, I …

Canisius lays off almost 100 people, including 25 faculty; lawsuits promised

The Buffalo News reports Monday was a horrible day at Canisius College. And lawsuits are sure to follow. Tanya M. Loughead, president of Canisius’ chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said almost all of the faculty being let go are tenured. She said they have legal rights that would prevent them from being …

The missing piece of the coronavirus conversation on too many of our college campuses

"This fall, we plan to..." "Our intention is to begin the fall semester by..." "While paying attention to health conditions, we have decided that the fall term will..." Statements such as these have now been made public by America's colleges and universities. Let's set aside whether you agree with the decision to go on ground …