Richie Zweigenhaft recommends this Inside Higher Ed article on an upcoming paper by Wake Forest business professor Douglas Beets studying BB&T’s grant program (which Guilford accepted) which requires the teaching of objectivist writer Ayn Rand’s work. Richie says: “I think some faculty and administrators might find this article, based on an article written by Douglas …
From Heather Hayton, a link to an article by Calvert Jones: We take for granted that study abroad makes students more open to the international community, but does it really? Or does it actually foster a unique blend of enlightened nationalism? Source: The surprising effects of study abroad – The Washington Post
Heather Hayton shared this article on the troublesome nature of college rankings, by Ryan Craig at Forbes: College Rankings No Longer Rank
Link credit to Heather Hayton: Why Technology Will Never Fix Education
Anders Selhorst sent me the following as an e-mail, and I asked if I could post it here. He agreed. In light of the conversation yesterday, I think it might be helpful for faculty and College leadership to look at other models for our College administrative positions. There are other models that not only leverage …
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Heather Hayton sent along this link I thought I’d share. Some good, thoughtful, impassioned thinking on the liberal arts. Do Humans Still Need to Study the Humanities? By Kevin Reilly, Charles Steger, James Barker, and J. Bernard Machen
Shared by Todd Clark to the cabinet, and I thought it would of interest to faculty. An article in the Chronicle about challenges faced by small colleges, and some of the strategies they’re using to adapt. Survival at Stake, by Lawrence Biemiller, March 2 2015 Chronicle of Higher Education If this link expires, I’ve got …
An interesting article on a budget cutting process at a college of similar size and scope to ours. Sounds like a very open process. They had the benefit of not being in crisis while they did it, which is unfortunately not our situation. Click below to read: How One Campus United Behind a Budget-Cutting Effort by …
[The following was written by Nancy Daukas] The UNC Board has recommended to the state legislature that three progressive centers in the state system be closed (a vote is pending): UNCCH center for the study of poverty, ECU Center for Biodiversity, NC Central Institute for Civic engagement and social change. http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/18/4565209_unc-board-panel- recommends-elimination.html?rh=1 http://www.wral.com/effort-to-close-unc-poverty-center-prompts-free-speech-concerns/14460399/ The time is right …
The Davidson professors who led the faculty development workshop on February 18th have made their materials available to us here: Workshop Slides The library has a detailed Digital Humanities site up and running here: Digital Humanities at Guilford