education (higher ed)

3 min read 2021-12-28 23:55:19

Is Virginia’s Higher-Ed System “Inequitable”?

Source: “Higher Education School Finance Inequity and Inadequacy in Virginia” by James A. Bacon State appropriations per student to Virginia’s

3 min read 2021-12-20 01:35:22

Members of the Pamunkey (or possibly the closely related Mattaponi) tribe perform a tribal dance during a First Thanksgiving ceremony. by James A.

4 min read 2021-12-18 19:30:14

by Donald Smith Governor Northam’s November speech to the VMI cadet corps has been widely panned for many reasons. Here I offer a new reason: The

4 min read 2021-12-16 21:00:21

In his recent speech to the Virginia Military Institute, Governor Ralph Northam had a lot to say about traditions and practices at the military

3 min read 2021-12-15 00:11:12

by James A. Bacon The University of Virginia is becoming a modern-day reeducation camp where the views of faculty and staff must conform to the

3 min read 2021-12-14 21:01:08

by Allan Stam Why should you care about faculty review policies at the University of Virginia and other public Virginia universities? You should care

3 min read 2021-12-14 20:40:04

by James A. Bacon This month University of Virginia departments embark upon a four- to five-month “peer review” of faculty members. The stakes

3 min read 2021-12-13 03:50:48

The “Shirtless Boys” at a Virginia Tech women’s soccer game. Sean Lohr wears the green bandana. Photo credit: The Roanoke Star. Republished by

2 min read 2021-12-11 04:45:29

by Walter Smith The statue of Emil Faber, founder of Faber College (of Animal House fame), bears a quote, “Knowledge is good.” The reigning

3 min read 2021-12-09 23:51:10

Higher-ed governance is a Rubik’s Cube of complexity. by James A. Bacon Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin has an opportunity to restore Virginia’s

2 min read 2021-12-09 01:08:52

by Walter Smith “And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the

3 min read 2021-12-08 05:54:30

Source: “Virginia” magazine, University of Virginia Alumni Association by James A. Bacon The incoming Youngkin administration didn’t campaign

3 min read 2021-12-03 03:55:09

By James C. Sherlock Updated Dec 2, 5:34 PM. Terry McAuliffe: “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should

3 min read 2021-11-30 23:29:55

Source: VCU Chapter, American Association of University Professors by James A. Bacon Virginia Commonwealth University is deploying the revenue from

4 min read 2021-11-30 21:52:17

Artist rendering of interior of proposed VCU Arts and Innovation Building by Dick Hall-Sizemore Those of us at DPB who worked closely with the