Higher Education and Economic Growth
Sep 23, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Tom Wood makes the case that higher education is worth public support.
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The Sheepskin Effect
Jul 30, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Does a college degree mean anything to employers? What intrinsic value does higher education have?
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The Public Interest and University Governance (Part 2): Recent Controversies at the…
Jun 11, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Tom Wood argues for faculty governance in colleges and universities.
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The Public Interest and University Governance (Part 1)
May 27, 2009 by Tom Wood |
The Palaima-Sandefer controversy at UT-Austin
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Three Cheers for the Dons: Part 3
May 08, 2009 by Tom Wood |
What happens when student affairs functions far oufund the university's core academic operations, teaching and research?
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Three Cheers for the Dons: Part 2
May 06, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Governance structures that take control of the university out of the hands of the faculty make it easier for
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Three Cheers for the Dons: Part 1
May 05, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Would universities be better off if their governing bodies were controlled by their faculties? This three-part series investigates.
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Virginia Tech, Academic Freedom, and Employment Law: Part 3
Apr 09, 2009 by Tom Wood |
In the third and final part of this series, Tom Wood examines the many non-legal objections to Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech, Academic Freedom, and Employment Law: Part 2
Apr 08, 2009 by Tom Wood |
A look at how the current controversy over the tenure policy at Virginia Tech exemplifies the intersection of academic freedom and public employment law.
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Virginia Tech, Academic Freedom, and Employment Law: Part 1
Apr 07, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Faculty members at public universities are state employees, but public universities are not like other public institutions. So what are the governing principles for faculty employment?
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Slouching Toward the Therapeutic University: Part 3
Apr 01, 2009 by Tom Wood |
A university is about self-discovery, but in a sense quite different from person-centered therapy. It involves stretching the self and the mind with the thoughts of the great minds of the past and present.
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Slouching Toward the Therapeutic University: Part 2
Mar 31, 2009 by Tom Wood |
How the "students as customers" attitude and the self-esteem movement undermine good education.
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Slouching Toward the Therapeutic University: Part 1
Mar 30, 2009 by Tom Wood |
In the first of this three-part series, Tom Wood contrasts self-alienation and student-centered pedagogy.
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HERI’s American College Teacher: Is It All in the Eyes of the Spinmeisters?
Mar 16, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Be wary of HERI; its survey conclusions can be deceiving.
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Charles Murray and Progressive Education-Part 3
Mar 11, 2009 by Tom Wood |
In the conclusion of this three-part series, Tom Wood discovers an unexpected affinity beteen Charles Murray and the "progressive" educators.
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