An Academic Question — Scapegoat or Sacrificial Lamb?
By Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service, and Gerald B. Kauvar, Special Assistant to the President Emeritus and Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University A president bearing the blame for the sins of others or one provided by the trustees as a burnt offering to whatever gods may be. Maybe. Some who resign take … Continue reading An Academic Question — Scapegoat or Sacrificial Lamb?
From the “You’ve Got to be Kidding Me” Category: Student Sues Vanderbilt?
by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Ok. I just read this article in The Chronicle for Higher Education this morning. “Former Graduate Student Sues Vanderbilt Over Grant-Payback Requirement.” The gist of the story is that a young, pretty graduate student receives acceptance letter from the famed Peabody College of Education and Human Development in 2009 offering her a position and … Continue reading From the “You’ve Got to be Kidding Me” Category: Student Sues Vanderbilt?
Mitt Romney, College, and our Penchant for Ivy League Presidents
I was listening (and watching) Mitt Romney’s Acceptance Speech last night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. It was a decent political speech, and, thankfully, much better than Clint Eastwood’s effort (the octogenarian acted every bit his age and seemed off script and “lost” at points; but he could still beat the crap out of me). Romney didn’t say much about college, other than … Continue reading Mitt Romney, College, and our Penchant for Ivy League Presidents
Do College Graduates Push High School Graduates out of the Economy?
by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute This week, Georgetown’s University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released “Weathering the Economic Storm.” The report makes an intuitive conclusion that the recent “recession hit those with less schooling disproportionately hard.” Data clearly support this conclusion. But the reason isn’t because they are less educated, per se. The reason is that those with higher levels of … Continue reading Do College Graduates Push High School Graduates out of the Economy?
College for All? Please….
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute In the past few weeks I have read opeds and articles from the Washington Post’s Robert Samuelson (May 27: It’s Time to Drop the College-For-All Crusade), former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich (May 18: The Commencement Address That Won’t Be Given), Mui and Khim in the Post (May 28: College Dropouts Have Debt But … Continue reading College for All? Please….
The Swail Letter on Higher Education 