Month: November 2020

What is distinctive about higher education journalism? What can we learn from people driven narratives in journalism, including telling the stories of “departmental drama” in higher education? What are some of the challenges in covering higher education – especially with respect to the faculty beat? Are there any blind spots in what higher education reporters … Read More

What do the results of the US election mean for the future of US higher education? Even beyond electoral politics, what does it suggest about the current status of “little d” democracy, as well as about our national institutions? In light of this situation, can US higher education survive in its current form? On this … Read More

If and how does understanding our workplaces as “private governments”, especially how many of them are run on deeply undemocratic models of organization and decision making, apply to US colleges and universities in their function as employers? Should higher education in the US function on any market principles, or are other institutions and arrangements more … Read More