In earlier essays I mentioned how once a Social Justice Warrior gets control of hiring, it’s a lockdown: all further hires are SJWs, or Progressives, or Leftists, or whatever you want to call them. Now, as evidence for my claim I could simply point to the strong Leftist leanings of the admin/faculty/staff on our campuses: […] … learn more→

A good education is your ticket to a well-paid job, a satisfying career and a good lifestyle where you get to live your dream. The reality though is that education is expensive and many young people don’t have the means to finance university degrees and college courses. Fortunately, you don’t have to carry the entire financial burden yourself. ACS can help you in getting the education that […] … learn more→

Bank clerks, hotel receptionists and assembly line workers might eventually be replaced by technology because their roles are structured and repetitive in nature. For those in higher education, there is the reassurance that teaching students, grading assignments and undertaking research require the services of a living, breathing academic. A permanent position is still exactly that, […] … learn more→

The Missing Plan for States in the Higher Education Act As calls for a federal-state partnership in higher education increase and discussions around state incentives continue,  federal lawmakers should use this reauthorization opportunity to include a new state plan requirement in the Higher Education Act (HEA).  In most of the major federal statutes governing the […] … learn more→

A recent “suicide” leads me to write again of things besides higher education, and see as it’s Friday, let’s have a little thought experimet: Mark Salling committed suicide and his cause of death was asphyxia by hanging, coroner’s report reveals This is the second Glee actor to commit suicide. This particular guy was under investigation […] … learn more→

Academics in the liberal arts face many personal and professional anxieties, but there is one deep concern that underlies them all: the demise of the book. Opening the pages of a library book was for centuries a source of unalloyed intellectual, spiritual and social pleasure for all academics. That experience was a treasure we shared […] … learn more→

We are often warned against being judgemental. “Judge not, lest ye be judged”, for example, reminds us how vulnerable we are to others’ estimations of us, and how likely those estimations are to be biased. Nevertheless, we continue to make judgements, both positive and negative, because we have evolved to do so. Human brains have […] … learn more→

Tolerance is one of the most familiar words in the English language. By definition it is neither virtue nor vice and may be either, depending on context. Its subject matter is usually negative; we don’t tolerate things we like — we endorse or affirm them. We tolerate things we do not like but that we […] … learn more→

Each year in the United States, approximately 5 to 7.5 million students in the nation’s K-12 schools miss a month or more of school. That means 150 to 225 million instructional days are lost every school year. The problem is more pronounced in low-income urban communities throughout the country. In elementary school, for example, students who live […] … learn more→

Are you preparing for the upcoming weekend? If so, there is a pretty good chance that you’re going to want to head outside and hang out with your favorite buddies. Unfortunately, the weekends can be pretty expensive. You’ll be required to pay for drinks, food and admission to various attractions. Isn’t there a way to […] … learn more→