View of the 'Human Capital Crisis' From the Ivory Tower
A brief ceremony yesterday at the Decatur Carriage House, near the White House, reaffirmed the long-held idea that public service is a worthy investment -- to the tune of $50 million.
Sokal Group: Academic News and Mischief
Viewing U.S. Congress from the ivory tower
If Democrats controlled the House, would they manage the institution like Republicans? That question is at the heart of an ongoing political-science debate on whether the political parties or ...
A Glimmer of Hope in the Ivory Tower | National Review
The incoming and outgoing presidents of Dartmouth College denounce censorship from the left, right, and, most importantly, from students themselves.
Ivory Tower Meaning: When Academics And Artists Lose Touch With The Real World - IFLScience
The term "ivory tower" refers to a metaphorical state in which people live without awareness of the facts and practicalities of the real world. For instance, people of high social status – from ...
The (not so) ivory tower - LAist
America’s system of higher education has long been thought of as comprising some of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. The common perception is that colleges and universities in the United States are made of ivory towers with hallowed halls. However, in Professor X’s book, In the Basement of the Ivory Tower, he contends that the reality of the situation is starkly different. Concealing his true identity, he provides a first-person account of America’s academic peril from his experiences working as an adjunct professor at two different institutions: one a small private college, and the other a local community college. Forced into teaching due to financial duress from his mortgage, Professor X was met with great frustration as he noted the massive debt students carried after graduation, and the colleges’ focus on capitalism and finances over quality of life and education for their students. Eventually, this into-the-fire job led Professor X to personal enlightenment and, ultimately, salvation. How bad are America’s colleges and universities? Is academia as we know it doomed? What can we learn from Professor X’s story?
Climbing the Ivory Tower: Views From the Top - Chicago Maroon
The Entrance – Getting Accepted to the University of Chicago For most of my life, I didn’t even know that the University of Chicago existed. This changed during my senior year of high school, when I ...
Ericson: Knocking down the ivory tower – The Minnesota Daily
Sean Guillory remembers when he realized the true nature of academic publishing. It was a “formative moment” early in his time in graduate school, he said. “I asked my professor, who was the audience ...
Beyond the ivory tower: Scott Rozelle seeks perspectives on the ground
Scott Rozelle, co-director of the Rural Education Action Program (REAP) at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), has spent over 40 years studying agriculture and development in China.
Cause of death revealed for ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor - WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
New York City’s medical examiner's office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results.
McCarthyism in the Ivory Tower - MSN
That was historian Ellen Schrecker’s devastating conclusion in her classic study No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities, which came out in 1986. Columbia University, ...
The Socio-Economic Backgrounds of American Academics
A new study, "Climbing the Ivory Tower: How Socio-Economic Background Shapes Academia," by Ran Abramitzky, Lena Greska, Santiago Pérez, Joseph Price, Carlo Schwarz, and Fabian Waldinger, casts ...
The Ivory Tower | Trump's New Administration, Should Biden Pardon Trump Critics & Congestion Pricing is Back | Season 21 | Episode 20 - PBS
The Ivory Tower. Trump's New Administration, Should Biden Pardon Trump Critics & Congestion Pricing is Back. Season 21 Episode 20 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The panel this week ...
The Ivory Tower Doesn’t Pay Taxes, but It Should Still Pay Up
Davarian Baldwin, author of In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower, argues that universities have an increasingly parasitic relationship to their host cities. “Meds and eds are the biggest low-wage ...
Mahee Patel | Jumping from one ivory tower to another
At Penn, we are surrounded by ambition. We chase top firms, big brands, and powerful roles, often jumping directly from one ivory tower to another: from an elite university to an elite company. And ...
Outside the Ivory Tower
Universities are losing their place as central hubs of knowledge and cultural innovation. I recently spoke with a friend—a Wharton M.B.A. and seasoned director of digital innovation for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups—about an unexpected topic: Taylor Swift. She offered a striking analysis of Swift’s unparalleled connection to her fan base, the Swifties, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding her.
Is Gossip Good for Us?
“No gossip, no malevolence, no support from one’s fellow creatures.” After six months spent in such isolation, Woolf quipped, “I should be a kind of Saint, and Leonard an undoubted prophe ...
Geri's in her ivory tower wearing her ivory clothes ...not really wanting to be a Spice Girl
It was Geri, famous for her tiny Union Jack dress, who spoke about wanting to give 'feminism a kick up the a***'.
The Jewish Student Who Took On Harvard
He was the kid who got into Harvard, made his parents proud and then exposed antisemitism from inside the ivory tower. At the event, a scholarship ceremony in Lake Success, N.Y., for high school ...
King Kendrick and the Ivory Tower
This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. By submitting your ...
Conservative group slaps University of Washington as an ‘Ivory Tower Hypocrite’ for viewpoint intolerance
It’s on the list. The David Horowitz Freedom Center ranked UW number 10 on its list of “Ivory Tower Hypocrites.” These are schools that frequently allow leftist activists to break campus ...