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Tag Archives: higher-education
Higher education in the age of Garfield (Gary Krenz)
Here is a parochial footnote to my post on “Death By Lightning.” As I said in that post, Garfield was intent on ending the spoils system and professionalizing the civil service. This was in line with a dramatic increase in … Continue reading
Collective Action for Academic Freedom (Gary Krenz)
I mentioned in a comment that last week, we released a new collection of essays on academic freedom: In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom. (Shameless plug: available here.) This is a book I edited … Continue reading
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Tagged academic freedom, democracy, education, higher ed, higher-education, history, politics, teaching
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Higher education, quo vadis?
Two discouraging but one very hopeful story about Trump’s and Trumpists’ higher ed attacks. Let’s do the bad news first. First, Michael Schill, the president of Northwestern (my alma mater), announced today that he is resigning, following tremendous pressure from … Continue reading
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Tagged authoritarianism, democracy, education, higher ed, higher-education, politics
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Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 