Seems a resolution of sorts has been reached. I commented on this earlier, see the comments for thoughtful replies. A Separation and a Return July 30, 2010 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced Thursday that it is ending an unusual relationship under which an independent Roman Catholic center has for decades nominated instructors to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Higher Ed’
Teaching religion at a secular university
NB: Rick’s comment made me realize that I did not clarify at the outset that I was not commenting directly on the merits of Howell’s hiring or firing. I was commenting on the practice of allowing an organization or donor outside of the university dictate the hiring or firing policies. The University of Illinois is [...]
Top exam howlers – from Times Higher Education
These are from Times Higher Education, UK. US bibliobloggers, do you have any good bloops, blunders, or gaffs to share? The “Google generation” finds it hard to imagine life before the world wide web, it seems. A student of Leo Enticknap, lecturer in cinema at the University of Leeds, explained that a political group “used [...]
NYC – Again
I am back in NYC, this time for three days. This is a business trip, but not to meet prospective students or donors, rather to serve as an external evaluator to an honors college. It is really quite an honor (and a LOT of work) to do this and I look forward to it. Unfortunately [...]
We are ahead of the curve
At the SHC we are not (and have not for 8 years at least) using SAT scores for the purposes of admissions. Now the Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on additional studies that say what other studies have noted long ago. Pursuit of high SAT scores in students will reduce diversity and will not [...]
