USA University - Saved by the Public: Central European University as Portent

Central European University may have been saved from closure this month by the crowds that went into the streets to defend it . The threat ...

USA University - Higher Ed Policy After the Election

It's tempting to see higher education as a sideshow in the upheaval that Donald J. Trump's election presents for every arena of nati...

USA University - The Regents Make a Muddle of Academic Freedom

This Wednesday the Regents Committee on Educational Policy will be taking up the Final Report of the Regents Working Group on Principles Aga...

USA University - The New Normal isn't Normal--It Erodes Democracy

We've been told that public colleges and universities have entered a New Normal. It's supposed to be stable and sustainable. It give...