Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Last week I was pleased to see the announcement of this new rule tracking ways in which racism and ableism intersect in our school system. From the National Council on Disability press release: The National Council on Disability (NCD) – an independent federal agency – applauds the new “Equity in IDEA” rule proposed by the …
Jillian Keenan, one of my favorite writers, has a new book: Sex with Shakespeare. The blurb: When it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her—until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare’s language flowing through her blood for the first time. In Sex with Shakespeare, she tells the story …
Professor Dan Kline at University of Alaska – Arkansas speaks about violence, guns on campus, and the mistake the Alaska Legislature is making. While some schools worry about issuing psychological trigger warnings about emotional material, UA professors would be worrying about actual triggers. “The presence of a gun fundamentally would change the kind of things …
This was good news: President Simon Newman of Mount St. Mary’s University resigns. More shortly. https://t.co/PvBNnGYxqe — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 1, 2016 My piece on the illegality of his plan under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation act was here, for The Establishment. Welcome to the Trumpification of higher ed. There are many reasons …