The U.S. will not commemorate World AIDS Day this year. This action, along with recent federal funding cuts, could contribute to a resurgence of HIV/AIDS.
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.
The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job security. Tuition wasn’t even very expensive. None of this is true now. The economic returns associated with a college degree are falling. Adding insult to injury, unemployment rates for recent graduates aren’t much lower than those with only a high school degree, especially for young men.
Lawyer and president emeritus Steven Poskanzer discusses why university leaders should stay out of public debates—except under certain key circumstances. In his new book, The University’s Voice: Principled Silence and Purposeful Speech (Johns Hopkins University Press), Steven Poskanzer draws on his 20 years as a college president—first at SUNY New Paltz and then Carleton College—to offer guidelines for when university leaders should issue public statements on behalf of their institution and when they should remain quiet.